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   * For more information about the commitments that the Netherlands have made regarding its minority languages, view the [[http://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/search-on-treaties/-/conventions/treaty/148/declarations|Declarations]] page.
   * Download the latest [[https://rm.coe.int/netherlands-pr6-en/16809501de|report of the Netherlands]] (2019) and [[https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=09000016806d8e13|report of the Council of Europe ]] (2016) for information about how well the Netherlands comply with the Charter's regulations.
+  * The Netherlands covers Frisian education at all levels with the Charter.
 === Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ===
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 ==== National legislation: ====
+The Dutch law makes no mention of Frisian in preschool. The province of Fryslân however, states on its website that it encourages the use of the Frisian language in young children. "The province intends that many kindergartens and daycare centres conduct a bilingual Frisian-Dutch policy" ((Website of the Province of Fryslân: [[https://www.fryslan.frl/over-de-provincie/onderwijs_41999/?previewcode=557718a27d8d7f47831b4cb88b0bc8d9&preview=2&contentid=7201&pub=0000-00-00&exp=0000-00-00|Frisian language in Education]])).
+The Dutch law on primary education (Dutch: [[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0003420/2016-08-01|Wet op het Primair Onderwijs]]) states that:
+  * in primary education, classes are also taught in Frisian (in addition to Dutch and English);
+  * Schools may request exemption from this.
+The Dutch law on secondary education (Dutch: [[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002399/2016-08-01|Wet op het Voortgezet Onderwijs]]) states that:
+  * During the first two years of secondary education in the province of Fryslân, Frisian language and culture are part of the curriculum.
+  * The Province of Fryslân prescribes these goals.
+  * However, the core objectives of the curriculum, which apply tot the whole of the Netherlands, must be observed;
+  * Schools may request exemption from teaching Frisian language and culture.
 De [[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0034047/2014-01-01|Wet Gebruik Friese Taal 2014]] states that: