Public Defender of Rights (VOP) Róbert Dobrovodský considers the incorrect placement of children from marginalized Roma communities in the special education system to be an extremely serious violation of the right to education. According to him, this has irreversible negative consequences for their future, as well as negative consequences for society as a whole. The Ombudsman pointed this out in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Salay v. the Slovak Republic, in which it found a violation of the right to education and the prohibition of discrimination against a pupil of Roma origin by his placement in a special class for children with mild mental disabilities.

Unfortunately, placing Roma children in special schools happens still too often.

• Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol, že v prípade Salay proti Slovenskej republike, týkajúcom sa sťažovateľa rómskeho pôvodu, bolo porušené jeho právo na vzdelanie a zákaz diskriminácie.  In: Teraz. 06.03.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/vop-nespravne-zaradovanie-romskych-d/861689-clanok.html