The ministry said that opinions had been circulated over the past few days which had led it to reaffirm the government commitment to “helping disadvantaged children catch up as a matter of key importance”. It warned of the dangers of stoking social and ethnic tensions by proposing solutions to problems which end up harming the human dignity of others.

The government supports schools, methods of upbringing and measures that help disadvantaged children study and promote their coexistence with others, the ministry said.

Earlier, the radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that disruptive kids should be put into special classes and in extreme cases into a boarding school, adding that the majority of disadvantaged kids “are of Gypsy origin”, and the resulting social and cultural differences should not be overlooked.

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