According to Duray: "On March 12, 1997 (i.e. under Mečiar's government), the Undersecretary of Education sent a circular to the heads of the school districts making known the following regulations: In Hungarian schools the Slovak language should be taught exclusively by native speakers. The same exclusion criteria applies to non-Slovak schools in the teaching of geography and history.
According to Duray, on March 12, 1997 (during the Mečiar government), the Undersecretary of Education sent a circular to school district heads outlining regulations for language instruction in Hungarian schools: Slovak should be taught exclusively by native speakers. The same exclusion criteria applied to non-Slovak schools regarding geography and history teaching.