An investigation reveals that a discrepancy between the Kosovo Correctional Service and the Ministry of Education is leaving teenagers who attempted to join terrorist organizations out of school.

With little money, two 16-year-old boys, one from Viti and the other from Gjilan, checked into Prishtina International Airport to board a flight to Turkey, hoping to join ISIS ranks in Syria. Fortunately, they were stopped by the border police.

The two teenagers were sentenced to one year of jail time in a correctional facility for minors, where they continued their high school education. A year later, as they are expected to be reintegrated into Kosovo society, however, neither of them can get a certificate to prove that they have finished a year of classes.

An investigation conducted by BIRN Kosovo’s television programme Justice In Kosovo reveals that because of a discrepancy between the Kosovo Correctional Service and the Ministry of Education, 30 youths are being denied their right to continue their education. This makes their resocialization more difficult, especially for those who have attempted to join terrorist organizations abroad.

See at: http://prishtinainsight.com/formerly-radicalized-teens-denied-access-education/