A class apart – Slovakia’s segregation of Romani students

Headline Title: A class apart – Slovakia’s segregation of Romani students 31 August 2012 Like any responsible parents, Marcela and Peter want to see their children succeed at school. But unlike most, they – along with several other members of their community in the eastern Slovakian city of Levoča – have faced a long struggle with their local primary school to ensure their children get the same opportunities as the other students there. Marcela and Peter are Roma, and in recent years two out of their four children attending the Francisciho school in Levoča’s Tehelna neighbourhood…

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