Dr. Ioan Cristian Irimescu discusses the ongoing segregation of Roma students in Romanian schools, highlighting their placement in separate classes and receiving inadequate teaching resources.

Authorities in the 1990s justified this segregation with racist explanations, claiming that non-Roma parents did not want their children in classes with Roma students.

Although the level of segregation has decreased since the 1990s, it persists in more subtle forms, with local teachers still discriminating against Roma students based on ethnicity.

• „Să fie între ei”. Mărturie despre cum justificau autorităţile segregarea copiilor romi în școlile din România. In: DCNews. 08.11.2026. https://www.dcnews.ro/amp/sa-fie-intre-ei-marturie-despre-cum-justificau-autoritatile-segregarea-copiilor-romi-in-scolile-din-romania_1094652.html