International Romani Day in Baia Mare, Romania. Demotix/Diana Topan. All rights reserved.“I am proud that my son is graduating from high school this year. There are few Roma children in our community who finish high school. If my boy had had an education where he was separated from other (non-Roma) children, he would no longer be in school now, he would hardly have finished eighth grade. He would have been a child without an education.”
These are the words of a Romani parent from Romania, taken from a report on desegregation. In Europe, a non-segregated education is not a right Romani children can exercise freely. Often, if it happens, it tends to be happenstance – like winning the lottery – the benevolent act of a schoolmaster, teacher, or non-Roma parents.
