Segregation of Roma Children into Special Schools

Throughout the 1990s, many Roma children in Slovakia were channelled into “special schools” intended for pupils with intellectual disabilities. In practice, these placements often reflected structural discrimination and functioned as a mechanism of segregation. Evidence from the period shows that placement was frequently unrelated to disability and instead functioned as a practical tool of segregation.

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