Control of the Protector of Citizens after kindergarten rejected to admit a child with developmental difficulties

Date of article: 23/03/2022

Daily News of: 25/03/2022

Country:  Serbia

Author: Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman of Serbia

Article language: en

After the information from the media that a privately-owned kindergarten in which a child with developmental difficulties was enrolled cancelled the agreement on his stay in the educational institution, the Protector of Citizens launched an investigation to control work legality and regularity of the Secretariat for Education and Children’s Welfare of Belgrade City Administration.

The Protector of Citizens has learned from the media that the child’s mother approached the education inspection because privately owned kindergarten cancelled the agreement unilaterally “due to the lack of the institution's capacity to continue educational work with the child” and that this is the third kindergarten which excluded this child with developmental difficulties from its activities.

The competent Secretariat has a 15-day deadline to notify the Protector of Citizens on all circumstances and measures undertaken in reference with this case.

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