They wrote that organizing extracurricular programs is the school's responsibility.
After it was revealed that in some schools it has become compulsory for children to watch Now or Never! Historical adventure film. The Klebelsberg Center responded to whether students were ordered out Rakai Philip For the movie Petofi – He writes 444.hu.
The Klebelsberg Center wrote that they are not aware of any case in which students have been forcibly expelled from schools run by school districts. But they added:
The organization of out-of-school programs is the responsibility of the school, and the Klebelsberg Center has no authority in this regard
Previously, the portal named some of these schools where, according to its information, students are required to watch the film, and in most cases, students and their parents paid for tickets ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 HUF:
- Szeged SZC József Kőrösy Közgazdasági Technikum (Here was a warning from the school principal to eat during the movie)
- Lagos Patyani Secondary School, Nagykanizsa
- St. Emery's Roman Catholic Primary School, Miskolc
- Pal Apostol Catholic Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School, Budapest, XVII. Area (there was a class here who missed the cinema due to writing a thesis)
- Jedlik Anyos Secondary School, Sebil
- Hatvani Istvan Primary School in Debrecen (mandatory for 7th grade students)
As is known, the film attracted 75,551 viewers to Hungarian cinemas in its opening weekend, and generated revenues of over 162 million Hungarian forints.