The President of North Macedonia recently walked an 11-year-old girl with Down Syndrome to school after he heard she was being bullied. President Stevo Pendarovski held Embla Ademi's hand as he walked her to her elementary school in the city of Gostivar. Embla has experienced bullying at school due to having Down Syndrome a genetic condition that causes learning disability, health problems and distinctive facial characteristics. Pendarovski's office issued a press release, which quoted the President saying, "We are all equal in this society. I came here to give my support and to raise awareness that inclusion is a basic principle." The press release went on to say that there was a "legal and moral obligation to provide inclusive education, in which the main focus is on developing skills and abilities in children with different developmental processes."
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