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provide children diagnosed with ADHD and ADD, as well as their parents and
teachers, with access to a wider range of psychological, educational and social
measures and treatments. The Committee also recommends that the State party
consider undertaking the collection and analysis of data disaggregated according to
substance-type and age through its national substance abuse hotline (Giftlinjen) with
a view to monitoring the potential abuse of psycho-stimulant drugs by children.
Standard of living
53.
The Committee expresses its concern that a significant number of children are
reported to be living in poverty in the State party. The Committee is also concerned at the
effects, particularly on children and women, of the so-called 300-hours rule (as of 2008, the
450-hours rule), which, inter alia, results in the reduction or withdrawal of supplementary
benefits to married couples who have received benefits for two or more years but have not
individually worked for a minimum of 450 hours under normal employment circumstances.
In particular, the Committee is concerned that this rule frequently has the effect of primarily
and disproportionately affecting women of ethnic minorities with serious repercussions for
their children.
54.
The Committee calls upon the State party to reinforce its efforts to provide
support for economically disadvantaged families, including children of single parents,
children of parents on State welfare, and those of newly arrived families, and to
guarantee the right of all children to an adequate standard of living. The Committee
also recommends that the State party monitor, in cooperation with local authorities,
the effects on children and women affected by the 450-hours rule and take measures
to ensure that they are not subject to social inequality and exclusion. Furthermore, the
Committee urges the State party to take measures necessary for the comprehensive
collection and analysis of data on child poverty, including in Greenland and the Faroe
Islands, in order for it to be effectively addressed.
F.
Education, leisure and cultural activities (arts. 28, 29 and 31 of the
Convention)
Education, including vocational training and guidance
55.
While welcoming initiatives such as the “Watch out for bullying” and “Together
against bullying” campaigns and the high percentage of schools with a plan of action to
address bullying, the Committee is nevertheless concerned at the prevalence of bullying in
schools and at the lack of clarity in the law as to the responsibility of school authorities and
follow-up action in cases of failure to comply the plans of action. The Committee is further
concerned that, under current education programmes, only children of European Union or
European Economic Area citizens are entitled to mother-tongue instruction.
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56.
The Committee recommends that the State party continue and intensify its
efforts to prevent and address bullying in schools, particularly by introducing a range
of educational and socio-pedagogical methods involving parents and an appropriate
monitoring of school plans. It also recommends that mother-tongue education be
reintroduced for bilingual pupils who do not receive municipally organized mothertongue lessons.
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