According to Paragraph 2, Article 114 of the General Law on
Education, in school where teaching process is conducted in a
language of a national and ethnic group, pedagogic records are
also maintained and printed in a language of a national minority
apart from the official language.
According to Paragraph 3, Article 115 of the General Law on
Education, in school where teaching process is conducted in a
language of a national and ethnic group, public documents are
printed and issued in a language of a national minority apart
from the official language
According to the Constitutions and the laws of the Republic of
Montenegro persons belonging to these national minorities
exercise their right to being taught the minority language. This
right has not been exercised by persons belonging to Roma
population minority in Montenegro, who according to last Census
has 2601 representatives that makes 0.5% of the whole population
of Montenegro. This right is not possible to ensure for Roma
because in Montenegro there are no professional personnel for
conducting teaching process in Romany language. Also, Romany
language is not standardized and there are no adequate textbooks
in this language.
Croatian minority in Montenegro mainly inhabits Boka Kotorska
and it got approval from the Ministry of Education and Science
for organizing additional classes in Croatian mother language
that is being realized. With financial assistance provided by the
Croatian “Matica hrvatska” the professor of Croatian language
has been found and he delivers courses to students from Tivat
and Kotor. Primary school from Tivat provided a classroom for
this purpose. This course is not a part of formal education
system.