BDI issued a statement today regarding an agreement presented by the Deputy Minister of Education, Driton Sulejmani, concerning Albanian students attending the “Petar Zdravkovski – Penko” High School located in Butel. According to the details BDI cited, an agreement has reportedly been established between the Ministry of Education and the Municipality of Butel. This arrangement stipulates that students residing in the immediate vicinity of the school will be admitted to the first grade, provided they have a sibling already enrolled at that institution.
Furthermore, BDI noted that this agreement does not imply the establishment of a new parallel class for the Albanian language. In response to these terms, BDI publicly stated that the arrangement does not constitute a viable solution. Instead, the group characterized it as a measure designed to restrict and condition the educational rights of Albanian children to learn in their native language.
BDI posed a direct question regarding the prerequisite established by the agreement: the necessity of a child needing an existing sibling enrolled at the school. The organization’s commentary suggests significant concern over the implications of the enrollment criteria for the broader community of students in Butel. The reaction highlights BDI’s ongoing advocacy regarding educational access and language rights for Albanian students within the local educational framework.
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