Indicator history

The former Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (DO), published a report in November 2008 about national minorities. The report entitled Diskriminering av nationella minoriteter inom utbildningsväsendet [Discrimination of national Minorities in the education system] contributed with knowledge about the situation of national minorities in the education system by illustrating their experiences of discrimination and proposing measures to prevent and combat discrimination.[1] The report also showed the widespread discrimination of national minorities due to their ethnic background and how the group experienced these acts of violations and harassments on an everyday bases.

In a study commissioned by DO 40 % of Roma children indicated that they were not open about their Roma identity in school. Some of them claimed that they were from Poland. Many Romanies expect discrimination at school from teachers, children and parents. Harassment and other forms of discrimination contributes to a high rate of absence from school. [2]