Official: More than 1/4 million children in Hungary attend church schools
Roughly 255,000 children and young people attend 1,300 church kindergartens and schools in Hungary, the state secretary for families said in Tiszaujvaros, in central Hungary, on Sunday.
Zsofia Koncz, who is also the local MP, noted that before the 1990 change in political system, only 2,800 students attended ten church schools.
She said the government heavily relied on the churches when it came to helping families, educating children and looking after the elderly.
The re-elected mayor of Tiszaujvaros, Gyorgy Fulop, thanked the pastor of the settlement, Istvan Varga, and his family for three decades of service, adding that the local government has given support of over 1 billion forints over the past 30 years.
