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Desegregation policy and its impact in Hungary

Viktória Mohácsi Member of European Parliament. Desegregation policy and its impact in Hungary. Segregation of Romani children in Hungarian education. Inadequate/missing pre-school education Segregated schools, classes (more than 30% of Romani children)

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Desegregation policy and its impact in Hungary

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  1. Viktória Mohácsi Member of European Parliament Desegregation policy and its impact in Hungary

  2. Segregation of Romani children in Hungarian education • Inadequate/missing pre-school education • Segregated schools, classes (more than 30% of Romani children) • Over-representation of Roma in special schools and classes (20% of Romani children) • High drop out rate • The chances of a Romani child to obtain a degree are 50 times less than that of a non-Roma

  3. Combating segregationLegal Background • Ban of segregation • Constitution • Public Educational Act • Equal Treatment Act

  4. Combating segregationActions for desegregation I. • Special education (for mentally disabled) • Re-examination of children in special schools • Supervision of services in special schools • Professional development of Expert Committees examining mental health • New per-capita funding for re-integration children into mainstream education • New culture-independent testing methods (HROP) • Electronic data collection system (HROP) • Restriction of laws regulating examinations

  5. Combating segregationActions for desegregation II. • Integration Programme • National Educational Integration Network • Professional support • Institutional network of schools • Knowledge and experience sharing • Per-capita funding • Integrated education (2004/05: 2.256.000 EUR, 17.539 children) • Skills development (2004/05: 4.600.000 EUR, 31.936 children) • Re-integration children into mainstream education • Extra-curricular activities

  6. Combating segregationActions for desegregation III. • Amendments of Public Educational Act • Definition of disadvantagedness and integrated education • Extend of compulsory school age (from 16 to 18) • Etc. • Kindergarten • Free meal for disadvantaged children • Compulsory enrollment of disadvantaged children

  7. Impacts I. • 230 children were replaced from special education to mainstream education as a result of reexamination • Litigations on segregation cases • Afternoon-schools (extra-curricular activities, “Tanoda”) • Infrastructural development of schools

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  12. * official statistic ** NGO estimate *** NGO estimate according to regional researches

  13. * official statistic ** NGO estimate *** NGO estimate according to regional researches

  14. EP Resolution on the situation of Roma in the EU I. • having regard to the racially segregated schooling systems in place across several Member States, in which Roma children are taught either in segregated classes with lower standards or in classes for the mentally handicapped; recognising that an improvement in access to education and opportunities for academic achievement for Roma is crucial to the advancement of Romani communities’ wider prospects

  15. EP Resolution on the situation of the Roma in the EU II. • Calls on Member States in which Roma children are segregated into schools for the mentally disabled or placed in separate classrooms from their peers to move forward with desegregation programmes within a predetermined period of time, thus ensuring free access to quality education for Roma children and preventing the rise of anti-Romani sentiment amongst schoolchildren

  16. Council Directive 2000/43/EC • For the purposes of this Directive, the principle of equal treatment shall mean that there shall be no direct or indirect discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin. Within the limits of the powers conferred upon the Community, this Directive shall apply to all persons, as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies, in relation to: …(g) EDUCATION

  17. Thank you for your attention!Contact:Viktória Mohácsivmohacsi@europarl.eu.intEuropean ParliamentASP 09G20950, Rue Wiertz Bruxelles, B-1047Tel.: +32 2 2847628, Fax:. +32 2 2849628

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