---
title: "V Kopru uvajajo program nižjega izobrazbenega standarda na osnovnih šolah. Nam…"
source: "https://facebook.com/reel/1113380774351210"
platform: "Facebook"
factual_accuracy: 79
overall_accuracy: 20
tags: ["education policy", "education reform", "double standards", "migrant", "schools", "local government", "discrimination"]
---
# Source fact-check: V Kopru uvajajo program nižjega izobrazbenega standarda na osnovnih šolah. Nam…
Original post: https://facebook.com/reel/1113380774351210
Factual accuracy: 79% · Overall accuracy: 20%
## Source post
**Target post by @zmagojelincicplemeniti**
> V Kopru uvajajo program nižjega izobrazbenega standarda na osnovnih šolah. Namesto dviga kakovosti izobraževanja za vse naj bi šlo za podporo učencem z zaostanki. Tak pristop #Koper spreminja v geto za manj razvite, morda celo za migrante.
> Takšnemu županu na volitvah ne smemo dati glasu.
> [attached video 0](https://video-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m366/AQM4MU2_zZ0z-z6fDYMQ6h4iO3WdtJoyju8xK8MVh1uX8lAxXGp0efN43MA2zFytBKMTh2vS-Vjd0i2Q1Vxeq9UMBiJxOUDBWIe1f8mbNv06tw.mp4?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=video-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=rRKGm0CXTJoQ7kNvwGhc4EF&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5GQUNFQk9PSy4uQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfaDI2NC1iYXNpYy1nZW4yXzcyMHAiLCJ4cHZfYXNzZXRfaWQiOjIxNjA0MjA3MTQ1MzY4MDYsImFzc2V0X2FnZV9kYXlzIjoyOSwidmlfdXNlY2FzZV9pZCI6MTAxMjMsImR1cmF0aW9uX3MiOjExOCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=93072deeacbee5c9&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYRWZiX2VwaGVtZXJhbC81MjRFMzY3M0JCOTY5RUY5NEVDRUVFMDBCNjY5OEM4NV9tdF8xX3ZpZGVvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUAAsgBEgAVAhhAZmJfcGVybWFuZW50L0Q3NDNBQTFBRkQ3RTYzREQ3RkM1NTk2OTRGQURCNkExX2F1ZGlvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUCAsgBEgAoABgAGwKIB3VzZV9vaWwBMRJwcm9ncmVzc2l2ZV9yZWNpcGUBMRUAACbM_YrUhLnWBxUCKAJDMywXQF2ZmZmZmZoYGWRhc2hfaDI2NC1iYXNpYy1nZW4yXzcyMHARAHUCZZaeAQA&_nc_gid=YY4yoIlGI4WyFNfBsDWVKA&_nc_ss=7f289&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQPFqXC34jeE2pnlOJu50lw5MP-fbjAR7h1yYlE9UrLZrQ&oe=6AC3024E&bitrate=1060474&tag=dash_h264-basic-gen2_720p)
>
> Video transcript: Koperški župan Bržan je prepričan, da v Kopru živijo ljudje na nižji razvojni, umski razvojni stopnji. Namreč jutri, 1. septembra, se začne v osnovni šoli Koper izvajati program nižjega izobraževalnega standarda, kar pomeni, da bodo podporo pri učenju tistih, ki so malo zamaknjeni, jim bodo nudili vso podporo, finančno in drugačno. Včasih v mojih letih smo imeli zato pomožne šole in to je bilo prav. Ne pa, da bodo zdaj vsem ostalim nižali nivo. Ves svet skrbi za to, da bi imeli čim pametnejše in čim bolj elitne ljudi in tistim, ki so pametni, dajejo podporo. Ne. Osnovna šola Koper bo delala drugače in na osnovno šolo Koper se bodo lahko pripisali tudi drugi, tisti, ki ne razumejo nečesa iz drugih krajev. Skratka, izgleda, da Koper oziroma župan razmišlja, da v Kopru so bebci in bebci rojevajo bebce. Zato rabijo takšen nivo izobrazbe, da bodo razumeli, ne vem koga. In takemu človeku naj bi dali na županskih volitvah glas. Pa lepo vas prosim. Izgleda, da hoče župan Bržan ves Koper spremeniti v nekakšen maloumni geto, oziroma geto maloumnih. Za koga? Morda za migrante, kajti kaj drugega si jaz ne morem mislit. Tisti, ki rabijo podporo sem, so tisti, ki so manj razviti, tisti, ki ne razumejo in v veliki meri so to migranti, migranti. Ali se župan pripravlja na prihod migrantov ali samo Koprčane tretira kot in primitivce. Takemu človeku ne smete dati glasov.
## Post analysis
Verdict: 20% · Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026
- The post's factual kernel checks out: OŠ Koper did begin an adapted programme with a "lower educational standard" on 1 September 2026, initially in one class, and the mayor is Aleš Bržan[^1][^2][^3].
- But the programme is a specialised special-education provision for pupils with special needs (e.g. mild intellectual disability, autism), not a general lowering of standards for all pupils[^1][^4]. The post's "primary schools" (plural) framing overstates a single-school, single-class measure.
- The video's claim that the school offers pupils "financial and other support" is false — the support is educational/pedagogical, and the target group is children with special needs, not simply those "behind"[^5].
- The central insinuation — that the mayor wants to turn Koper into a "ghetto" for the "less developed" or for migrants, treating Koprčane as primitive — is unsupported speculation. Nothing indicates the programme concerns migrants; it admits pupils from elsewhere only under special-needs placement criteria[^6].
- The post takes a targeted special-needs measure and reframes it as a deliberate downgrade of education for everyone, an inflammatory misrepresentation that is the core of its message.
**Overall validity**: 20%
[^1]:
[A program of lower educational standard is being introduced in primary schools in Koper, Slovenia, starting September 1, 2026.](#e4045ac4-917a-42a4-97ab-a30923bab9de)
[^2]:
[The mayor of Koper, Slovenia, is named Bržan.](#f5d2e269-6c94-41c7-94c9-c1f4c9474473)
[^3]:
[The lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, begins on September 1, 2026.](#b9184d22-661f-4b84-9d77-f87fe5b49f11)
[^4]:
[The lower educational standard program introduced in primary schools in Koper, Slovenia, starting September 1, 2026, is intended to provide support to students with learning delays rather than raising the quality of education for all students.](#ba3532cc-1aad-4269-b1c2-130b237f81aa)
[^5]:
[The lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, provides financial and other support to students who are behind in their learning.](#f59b8473-87d0-4c40-994d-70821e77b13a)
[^6]:
[Under the lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, students from other places who have difficulty understanding can also enroll.](#69d9f355-f33d-4c9e-8666-8a0310f3f938)
## Claims found (6)
### 1. A program of lower educational standard is being introduced in primary schools in Koper, Slovenia, starting September 1, 2026. — 85%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/e4045ac4-917a-42a4-97ab-a30923bab9de
**Reasoning:**
- Multiple independent Slovenian news outlets report that Primary School Koper (Osnovna šola Koper), in the Municipality of Koper, is introducing an *adapted educational programme with a lower educational standard* ("prilagojeni izobraževalni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom") starting 1 September 2026, initially in one class[^1][^2][^3].
- The programme is described as intended for pupils who need additional support in reaching educational goals — i.e., an adapted special-needs programme — and it also allows families to transfer children already in such a programme to OŠ Koper[^1][^3].
- This aligns with national-level Slovenian policy: an order amending the adapted basic school programme with a lower educational standard (including specific timetables for the bilingual programme) is to be implemented from the 2026/27 school year[^4].
- Caveats: the claim says "primary schools" (plural), but in fact the programme is being introduced at a single school (OŠ Koper) in one class[^2][^3]; and "lower educational standard" is the official name of a specialised programme for children with special needs, not a general lowering of standards for all pupils.
**Overall validity**: 85%
[^1]:
[Na Osnovni šoli Koper program z nižjim izobrazbenim ...](https://primorske.si/primorska/istra/na-osnovni-soli-koper-program-z-nizjim-izobrazbenim-standardom)
[^2]:
[NOVO ŠOLSKO LETO PRINAŠA NOVOST: Na OŠ Koper začenjajo program, ki ga doslej ni bilo](https://www.regionalobala.si/novica/novo-solsko-leto-prinasa-novost-na-os-koper-zacenjajo-program-ki-ga-doslej-ni-bilo)
[^3]:
[Na OŠ Koper s 1. septembrom začetek izvajanja programa ...](https://ekopercapodistria.si/novice/na-os-koper-s-1-septembrom-zacetek-izvajanja-programa-nizjega-izobrazbenega-standarda)
[^4]:
[National reforms in school education](https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/eurypedia/slovenia/national-reforms-school-education)
### 2. The mayor of Koper, Slovenia, is named Bržan. — 95%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/f5d2e269-6c94-41c7-94c9-c1f4c9474473
- Multiple independent sources confirm the mayor of Koper (Slovenia) is Aleš Bržan[^1][^2][^3][^4].
- The English Wikipedia entry lists the mayor as Aleš Bržan[^1], and the Slovene Wikipedia confirms he is the current mayor (župan) of the Urban Municipality of Koper, in office since 21 December 2018[^5].
- Official/institutional pages (Hidria, FEZ, FISU) and news outlets (RTV SLO) also identify Aleš Bržan as Mayor of Koper[^3][^4][^6].
**Overall validity**: 95%
[^1]:
[Urban Municipality of Koper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Municipality_of_Koper)
[^2]:
[Koper - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koper)
[^3]:
[Successful meeting with the Mayor of Koper, Aleš Bržan](https://fez.gov.mk/en/successful-meeting-with-the-mayor-of-koper-ales-brzan)
[^4]:
[Koper: All appeals rejected. Bržan remains mayor.](https://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/koper-all-appeals-rejected-brzan-remains-mayor/474112)
[^5]:
[Aleš Bržan - Wikipedija, prosta enciklopedija](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale%C5%A1_Br%C5%BEan)
[^6]:
[For the first time we received a visit from the Mayor of Koper Aleš Bržan » Hidria](https://www.hidria.com/int/en/news/for-the-first-time-we-received-a-visit-from-the-mayor-of-koper-ales-brzan)
### 3. The lower educational standard program introduced in primary schools in Koper, Slovenia, starting September 1, 2026, is intended to provide support to students with learning delays rather than raising the quality of education for all students. — 90%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/ba3532cc-1aad-4269-b1c2-130b237f81aa
Based on my research, here's my assessment:
**Reasoning:**
- Multiple Slovenian news outlets report that on **September 1, 2026**, Osnovna šola Koper (a primary school in Koper, Slovenia) began implementing an adapted educational program with a **lower educational standard** ("prilagojeni izobraževalni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom") in one class[^1][^2][^3].
- The program is officially described as being **for students who need more support in achieving educational goals** — i.e., a targeted support measure, not a general education-quality reform[^2][^3][^4][^1].
- This type of "lower educational standard" program is a legally defined category in Slovenia for students with special needs / learning difficulties, provided in separate classes with individualized curricula[^5].
- The specific framing in the claim ("rather than raising the quality of education for all students") mirrors a critical statement by politician Zmago Jelinčič, who argued that "instead of raising the quality of education for all, it is about support for students with delays" ("namesto dviga kakovosti izobraževanja za vse naj bi šlo za podporo učencem z zaostanki")[^6].
- So the claim accurately reflects both the program's stated purpose (support for students with learning difficulties/delays) and the reality that it is a specialized support program rather than a universal quality-improvement initiative.
**Overall validity**: 90%
[^1]:
[Na OŠ Koper s 1. septembrom začetek izvajanja programa nižjega izobrazbenega standarda](https://ekopercapodistria.si/novice/na-os-koper-s-1-septembrom-zacetek-izvajanja-programa-nizjega-izobrazbenega-standarda)
[^2]:
[Na Osnovni šoli Koper program z nižjim izobrazbenim ...](https://primorske.si/primorska/istra/na-osnovni-soli-koper-program-z-nizjim-izobrazbenim-standardom)
[^3]:
[NOVO ŠOLSKO LETO PRINAŠA NOVOST: Na OŠ Koper ...](https://www.regionalobala.si/novica/novo-solsko-leto-prinasa-novost-na-os-koper-zacenjajo-program-ki-ga-doslej-ni-bilo)
[^4]:
[nov izobraževalni program in nova zasebna osnovna šola](https://obalaplus.si/dve-novosti-v-kopru-nov-izobrazevalni-program-in-nova-zasebna-osnovna-sola)
[^5]:
[COUNTRY REPORT OF SLOVENIA](https://cpi.si/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Country-Report-of-Slovenia.pdf)
[^6]:
[VELIK PORAST OTROK S POSEBNIMI POTREBAMI: V Kopru ...](https://www.regionalgoriska.si/novica/velik-porast-otrok-s-posebnimi-potrebami-v-kopru-nov-prilagojen-program-to-o-njem-meni-jelincic-vide)
### 4. The lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, begins on September 1, 2026. — 95%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/b9184d22-661f-4b84-9d77-f87fe5b49f11
The claim is well-supported by multiple independent Slovenian news sources.
- Multiple outlets report that Osnovna šola Koper will begin an adapted educational program with a lower educational standard (*prilagojeni izobraževalni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom*) in one class starting September 1, 2026[^1][^2][^3].
- Regional outlet Regionalobala explicitly states the program "se bo s 1. septembrom začel izvajati v enem oddelku" (will begin on September 1 in one class)[^3].
- Ekoper (Radio Koper/Podistria) and Primorske novice independently confirm the same start date[^1][^2].
- Additional coverage from Obalа Plus confirms the school "bo z novim šolskim letom prvič izvajali prilagojeni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom"[^4].
The claim's start date of September 1, 2026 is consistent across all sources, corresponding to the start of the 2026/2027 school year.
**Overall validity**: 95%
[^1]:
[Na Osnovni šoli Koper program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom - Primorske novice](https://primorske.si/primorska/istra/na-osnovni-soli-koper-program-z-nizjim-izobrazbenim-standardom)
[^2]:
[Na OŠ Koper s 1. septembrom začetek izvajanja programa ...](https://ekopercapodistria.si/novice/na-os-koper-s-1-septembrom-zacetek-izvajanja-programa-nizjega-izobrazbenega-standarda)
[^3]:
[NOVO ŠOLSKO LETO PRINAŠA NOVOST: Na OŠ Koper začenjajo program, ki ga doslej ni bilo](https://www.regionalobala.si/novica/novo-solsko-leto-prinasa-novost-na-os-koper-zacenjajo-program-ki-ga-doslej-ni-bilo)
[^4]:
[nov izobraževalni program in nova zasebna osnovna šola](https://obalaplus.si/dve-novosti-v-kopru-nov-izobrazevalni-program-in-nova-zasebna-osnovna-sola)
### 5. The lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, provides financial and other support to students who are behind in their learning. — 20%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/f59b8473-87d0-4c40-994d-70821e77b13a
Based on my research, here's what I found:
**Reasoning:**
- Osnovna šola Koper (a real public primary school in Koper, Slovenia) did begin offering an *prilagojeni izobraževalni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom* ("adapted educational programme with lower educational standard," NIS) starting 1 September 2026.[^1][^2]
- This is an **adapted special-education programme**, aimed at pupils who need "an adapted way of working and more support in achieving educational goals."[^1] In Slovenia, the NIS programme is intended primarily for children with mild intellectual disabilities and autistic disorders.[^3][^4]
- The support it provides is **educational/pedagogical** (adapted methods, additional professional support), **not financial**. No source describes the programme as providing money or financial aid to pupils.[^2][^1]
- The claim therefore mischaracterizes the programme on two counts: it is not a "financial" support programme, and its target group is children with special educational needs — not simply "students who are behind in their learning."
**Conclusion:** The core factual element — that the programme provides *financial* support — is unsupported, and the description of the programme's nature and target pupils is inaccurate. Only the existence of the NIS programme at the school is correct.
**Overall validity**: 20%
[^1]:
[Dve novosti v Kopru: nov izobraževalni program in nova zasebna osnovna šola - OBALAplus](https://obalaplus.si/dve-novosti-v-kopru-nov-izobrazevalni-program-in-nova-zasebna-osnovna-sola)
[^2]:
[Na Osnovni šoli Koper program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom - Primorske novice](https://primorske.si/primorska/istra/na-osnovni-soli-koper-program-z-nizjim-izobrazbenim-standardom)
[^3]:
[Vzgoja in izobraževanje otrok s posebnimi potrebami v posebnih šolah in zavodih](https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/sl/eurypedia/slovenia/vzgoja-izobrazevanje-otrok-s-posebnimi-potrebami-v-posebnih-solah-zavodih)
[^4]:
[Izobraževanje za otroke s posebnimi potrebami - Zavod RS za šolstvo](http://www.zrss.si/podrocja/osnovna-sola/izobrazevanje-za-otroke-s-posebnimi-potrebami)
### 6. Under the lower educational standard program at Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, students from other places who have difficulty understanding can also enroll. — 90%
Model: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · Checked on: 03/10/2026 · Detail: /claim/69d9f355-f33d-4c9e-8666-8a0310f3f938
Based on my research, here's what I found:
**Reasoning:**
- The claim concerns Osnovna šola Koper (Koper Primary School) in Koper, Slovenia, and a "lower educational standard" program. Multiple Slovenian news outlets confirm that from 1 September 2026, OŠ Koper began running, in one class, the "prilagojeni izobraževalni program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom" (adapted educational program with lower educational standard) for the first time[^1][^2][^3][^4].
- The program is explicitly intended for pupils who need an adapted way of working and more support in reaching educational goals — i.e., children who struggle to keep up/understand at the standard level[^2][^1][^3].
- Crucially, the reporting states that parents of children **who already attend a lower-standard program elsewhere ("drugje")** will be able to transfer their child to OŠ Koper, even during the school year[^2]. This directly supports the "students from other places … can also enroll" element.
- The legal basis is confirmed by the Official Gazette, which amended the school's founding act to add classes "for the education of children and youth with a lower educational standard" and to list the "adapted educational programme with lower educational standard for pupils with special needs" as one of the school's three programmes[^5].
- The only imprecision is the lay phrase "difficulty understanding," whereas the official criterion is a special-needs placement (mild intellectual disability / need for an adapted program). The substance — a lower-standard program that also admits pupils transferring in from elsewhere — is accurate.
**Overall validity**: 90%
[^1]:
[NOVO ŠOLSKO LETO PRINAŠA NOVOST: Na OŠ Koper začenjajo program, ki ga doslej ni bilo](https://www.regionalobala.si/novica/novo-solsko-leto-prinasa-novost-na-os-koper-zacenjajo-program-ki-ga-doslej-ni-bilo)
[^2]:
[Dve novosti v Kopru: nov izobraževalni program in nova zasebna osnovna šola - OBALAplus](https://obalaplus.si/dve-novosti-v-kopru-nov-izobrazevalni-program-in-nova-zasebna-osnovna-sola)
[^3]:
[Na OŠ Koper s 1. septembrom začetek izvajanja programa nižjega izobrazbenega standarda](https://ekopercapodistria.si/novice/na-os-koper-s-1-septembrom-zacetek-izvajanja-programa-nizjega-izobrazbenega-standarda)
[^4]:
[Na Osnovni šoli Koper program z nižjim izobrazbenim standardom - Primorske novice](https://primorske.si/primorska/istra/na-osnovni-soli-koper-program-z-nizjim-izobrazbenim-standardom)
[^5]:
[Vsebina Uradnega lista | Uradni list](https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2025-01-3121/odlok-o-dopolnitvah-odloka-o-ustanovitvi-javnega-vzgojno-izobrazevalnega-zavoda-osnovna-sola-koper)