Although she has been teaching for the last twenty years in an Italian language elementary school in Novigrad, Mariza Labinjan can not become the headteacher of the school - just because she is a Croat.According to iPress.hr web site Labinjan had the support of the school board and the approval of the Ministry, but the whole thing was stopped by the Italian community with the support of the City of Novigrad and County of Istria .The woman said iPress.hr she suffered very explicit forms of harassment and extremely insulting behaviour from the Italian Community in Novigrad.As she said, the most shocking was the statement by County prefect deputy Viviane Benussi. Allegedly she said: "Better someone lame, hunchbacked, guilty, anything - but they should be Italian."Labinjan wrote to the Minister of Education Radovan Fuchs for help, but there was no reaction."I am passing through a very difficult time in my life that I would not wish upon anyone, even an enemy', Labinjan told iPress.hr.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
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