“Michal finished elementary school in 1972, and wanted to go to the gymnasium, he learned well. And suddenly he came with the request form, where you had to fill in everything. And they said they do not recommend him for further study, because of his parents. I was in the party before, they expelled me in 1970- as a result of the investigations. Some Mr. Bula was investigating me, he was an employee of ONV in the department of education, and then he became a headmaster of a gymnasium in Senec, it was connected I believe… That really angered me, my colleagues with whom I worked had the same views, and they are capable of this, everyone participated (in resistance), everyone tried to help… I took a day off and went to school, during holiday only the deputy headmaster was there.
“Listen, Vlasta, I want you to write a new request without that clause, we will put Michal to Myjava, we have that settled, the director is our friend- he said yes, I would take him without problems, but without that clause.
And Vlasta said:”I can’t.” And I said:”You know what, you can!” I took matches-she was smoking-and burned the request form. I was prepared for a fight. And then the director walked in:”What are you doing?” I said:”I need a new request form without that clause.”
“It is impossible, everyone is away, I need the signatures from the parents’ association and...:”
“Well, I will visit them, just sign it please for me…”
And that was it. It was possible without that clause, son went to Myjava and later he had no problems..
With Vladko it was worse. I was unable to sort it that way, there was a new headmaster. But my husband had a friend in Senec, who was the headmaster of the school, who also taught at gymnasium in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, and he came to him and explained to him the situation. And he said:Misko, don’t worry I will remove the clause. And it was like that- he removed the clause, and they accepted Vlado. However, when we retired, that Bula became the headmaster at that school and he remembered Vladko’s name, when he investigated me.”
