SERB STUDENTS RESUME CLASSES IN UN-ADMINISTERED OSIJEK COUNTY ( Editorial: --> 1464 )

( Editorial: --> 1464 ) OSIJEK, Nov 17 (Hina) - All 15 primary and four secondary schools in the UN-administered area of Osijek County resumed classes on Monday, the County Education Office said. Last week, students of the ethnic Serb minority boycotted classes at the request of their parents who demanded replacement of non- Serb headmasters with Serbs, speedier delivery of textbooks in the Serbian language, compliance with a five-year moratorium on teaching 1989-1987 history, and bilingual school documentation. On Saturday, a representative of Serb parents whose children had not attended school last week, announced that the boycott would be ended and that the children would resume going to school as of Monday. The announcement followed an agreement by the national committee for the restoration of inter-ethnic trust, the Croatian government and local Serbs on the appointment of principals and bilingual inscriptions on school buildings. (hina) vm jn 171637 MET nov 97