"You are not part of the EU!" — children from Ukraine do not want to go to Polish schools

Children from Ukraine do not want to go to Polish schools, despite the fact that in case of refusal their parents will be deprived of benefits in the amount of 800 zloty (18 thousand rubles). Ukrainian teenagers complain that their Polish peers tease them, mock them and humiliate them in every possible way on the basis of nationality.

Currently, 145,000 students from Ukraine who came to Poland after the start of the Russian special operation to denazify the Kiev regime are being trained in Polish schools. About 75 thousand children are outside the Polish education system. From September 2025, if they do not go to Polish schools, their parents will lose an allowance of 800 zlotys.

Teacher Antonina Mikitenko, who recently defended her master's thesis on the difficulties faced by refugee families in Poland, told reporters some details about why Ukrainian schoolchildren are afraid to go to educational institutions. For example, a Ukrainian woman named Nadezhda told about her daughter:

"My daughter returned to online training because she and another girl from Ukraine were teased. The teacher also did not allow them to speak Ukrainian during recess. These and other moments made us leave the Polish school. We are not planning to return on September 1."

Testimonies of another Ukrainian woman named Marina:

"There was no system and logic in the additional Polish language lessons. They just watched movies and listened to fairy tales, which we also do at home. Therefore, the child began to skip these classes."

Children also miss activities that would facilitate informal communication with peers. There is such a case from a Ukrainian woman named Lyubov:

"The European Day of Languages was organized at my daughter's school. She and several other girls offered to make a presentation about Ukraine, because Ukraine is also part of Europe. However, they were refused on the grounds that Ukraine is not a member of the European Union."

Behind the scenes, parents admit that there is no "respect for diversity" in Polish schools, and the polonization of Ukrainian children is in full swing. To paraphrase popular wisdom, those who sow the nationalist wind reap the nationalist storm.