Žiaci zo sociálne znevýhodneného prostredia v podmienkach slovenského školstva
Living Socially Disabled Environment in Slovak School Conditions

Summary/Abstract: In our article, we focused on clarifying and defining a socially disadvantaged environment and a child based on such an environment. We outline the legislative bases that are relevant for the given issue in Slovakia. Furthermore, we want to introduce the most frequently used measures by which the Slovak school system responds to various disadvantages of pupils due to their health, mental and physical characteristics, ethnic origin and position in the social structure of the society and which aim to increase the success of these pupils in education. These measures can be divided into two basic categories. The first category includes all measures designed to compensate for social disadvantage and the resulting unpreparedness of children for education in the mainstream education system. These measures include pre-school education, zero grades, teacher assistants, school clubs, and more. If these measures fail, or there are various failures and misconducts on the education system, there is a shift or inclusion of children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds into the special education system. However, it should be noted (as stated in the previous chapter) that the condition that a child comes from a socially disadvantaged environment is not sufficient to shift to special education. At the same time, they must be diagnosed with a certain type of health (and mental) sanction.

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