For the Roma children there existed a special “roma school” from 1924 – 1938. After the Second World War the Roma children were integrated in the schools where they were living. After recognizing the Roma as a minority group in the year 1993 the Minorities School Act 1994 opened the basis for offering their language at school. Since 1997 pupils have the opportunity to learn Roma-language called “Roman” in Burgenland. These are small groups of children, sometimes there are learning groups combined of pupils and adults. The province of Burgenland is an example of multilingualness in society and education. With a continuous engagement for multilingualness in schools and in the adult education we are confident that in future as an example in Burgenland every person will have a basic knowledge in understanding of and speaking all three languages used in the province.

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