i ▁students ▁in ▁seg reg ated ▁schools ▁or ▁classes ▁remains ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁countries ▁across ▁Europe . ▁Many ▁Roman i ▁children ▁have ▁been ▁ch anne led ▁into ▁all - R oman i ▁schools ▁that ▁offer ▁inferior ▁quality ▁education ▁and ▁are ▁sometimes ▁in ▁poor ▁physical ▁condition ▁or ▁into ▁seg reg ated ▁all - R oman i ▁or ▁pre domin antly ▁Roman i ▁classes ▁within ▁mixed ▁schools . ▁Many ▁Roman i ▁children ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁classes ▁for ▁pup ils ▁with ▁learning ▁dis abilities . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁sent ▁to ▁so - called ▁" del in quent ▁schools ", ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses . ▁ ▁Roman i ▁in ▁European ▁cities ▁are ▁often ▁accused ▁of ▁cr imes ▁such ▁as ▁pick po cket ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁document ary ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁called ▁Gy ps y ▁Child ▁Th ieves ▁showed ▁Roman i ▁children ▁being ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁ab used ▁by ▁Roman i ▁gang s ▁from ▁Roman ia . ▁The ▁children ▁were ▁often ▁held ▁locked ▁in ▁sh eds ▁during ▁the ▁night s ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁ste al ▁during ▁the ▁days . ▁However , ▁Ch ach ipe , ▁a ▁char ity ▁which ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁Roman i ▁people , ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁this ▁programme ▁promoted ▁" pop ular ▁s tere ot ypes ▁against ▁Roma ▁which ▁contribute ▁to ▁their ▁marg inal isation ▁and ▁provide ▁legit im acy ▁to ▁rac ist ▁attacks ▁against ▁them " ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁suggesting ▁that ▁begg ing ▁and ▁child ▁explo itation