Croatia

The GALE Right to Education Monitor has been done in Croatia.
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Country page on ILGA website

Score on the GALE Checklist

Item	Forbidden	Discouraged	No policy	Encouraged	Supported	No data	Comment
1. Full access to schools?		�	�	�	x	�	no comments
2. Freedom of self expression?		�	x	�	�	�	no comments
3. Protection against bullying?		�	�	x	�	�	no comments
4. No drop-out?		�	�	x	�	�	no comments
5. Equal performance?	�	�	x	�	�	�	no comments
6. Is there public information?	�	�	�	x	�	�	The policy is being implemented through the curriculum of the new health education. it is heavily discouraged and attacked by the Catholic Church.
7. Attention in school resources?	�	�	x	�	�	�	no comments
8. Resources for LGBT students?	�	�	x	�	�	�	LGBT students are offered support apart from schools, within NGO programs.
9. Support services open to LGBT?	�	�	x	�	�	�	LGBT students are offered support apart from schools, within NGO programs.
10. Peer-learning opportunities?	�	�	�	�	x	�	Zagreb Pride offers them queer2queer support groups, organizes prom etc.. but not in any agreement, coordination or school approval or recommendation.
11. Is staff supportive?	�	�	x	�	�	�	no policy, it mostly depends on a person.
12. Is staff competent to teach?	�	x	�		�	�	No, however, they are being prepared to learn about this as a part of
13. Is staff competent to support?	�	x	�	�	�	�	No, however, they are being prepared to learn about this as a part of
14. Supportive school environment?	�	x	�	�	�	�	Environment is surely unsupportive, sometimes socially denied, but not forbidden by any policy.
15. Employment protection for staff?	�	�	�	�	x	�	Labour code, Anti-discriminaton Act ...etc

The score is 20% forbidden (denying), 40% discouraged or no policy (ambiguous), 40% encouraged or supportive (supportive). We score this country therefore as ambiguous.
This report is based on one respondent, who based filled out the checklist in December 2012.

Relevant Conventions

Convention against Discrimination in Education	not signed	signed	ratified	succession
Convention on Technical and Vocational Education	not signed	signed	ratified	succession
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	not signed	signed	ratified	succession
Convention on the Rights of the Child	not signed	signed	ratified	succession
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women	not signed	signed	ratified	succession

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This page was last updated on 27 November 2013.