< strong>„The current text in the “Law on preschool and school education” contradicts both the Bulgarian Constitution and the Convention on Human Rights. There is consistent case law of the European Court of Human Rights which shows that this law also violates the Anti-Discrimination Act.
This was stated to NOVA by lawyer Marieta Karadjova.
According to the chairman of the “Conservative Society" Kristijan Škvarek, the ban on talking about different sexual orientation and gender identity at school is for the benefit of children, and they themselves are informed through other channels. He is of the opinion that the topic is political, not social.
„When the classroom is filled with rainbow flags, as it is in many western countries at the moment, because there are no such laws in place and such situations are reached. We all understand that if America's classrooms were decorated with flags, it would point children to the Democrats in America, to Labor in Britain, or to the "town pretty" parties in Bulgaria," said Christian Shkvarek, chairman of the "Conservative Society" Foundation.
The Association of Principals in Secondary Education assures that so far they have not observed LGBT propaganda in school.
„I claim that there is no such propaganda in school and that it is a matter of single or very rare cases, and it is not even certain whether the information being published is real,” said Asen Aleksandrov, Association of Directors in secondary education.
Written in this way, the law puts teachers in a delicate situation, because it would be considered propaganda if a child decides to share that he has a different sexual orientation. Again, according to the new law, it is subject to sanctions. “We have a law that we do not know how to apply. It could be considered sexual propaganda, but on the other hand, the law does not say exactly what should be done and what sanctions should be imposed. Therefore, it seems to me that this text is hollow. It is unenforceable”, said Asen Alexandrov.
The adopted amendments to the law on pre-school and school education will come into force with the first school bell. So far, the questions surrounding the application of the controversial texts are more than the answers.