There are calls for black, migrant and Traveller history to be integrated into the Irish curriculum.
Over 500 people have signed a letter to the Minister for Education Normal Foley calling for change.
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The Fundamental Rights Agency report released this week looked at the challenges facing the Traveller community.
It found that 62 percent of students from a Traveller background have experienced discrimination at some point of their education.
10 percent of Travellers who dropped out of school cited bullying and a hostile environment as their reason for leaving education.
Director at Pavee Point Martin Collins think inclusive education would be beneficial for every student in the classroom.
"I think it would have huge and profound impact on the young Traveller child in terms of confidence and self esteem."
He says it would also make a "very important contribution in improving relations and reducing discrimination."
Mr Collin's son experienced racial abuse while in secondary schools, which he says is not an isolated case.
"He was referred to as a dirty, smelly knacker - and I can use that word in that context - on at least two or three occasions."
The abuse began just weeks before his Leaving Cert exams and had "a huge impact on his mental health and well-being."
Activists Also Call For Anti-Racism Training For Teachers
YARI are also calling for compulsory anti-racist training for all teachers.
Co-founder of the group Myriam Poizat says racist attitudes can be perpetuated through teachers.
"Teachers themselves have been through the Irish educational system."
Ms Poizat says their education doesn't cover history that challenges their own racist attitudes.
Tomorrow @ 3pm, young activists from Youth Against Racism and Inequality will be organising a visual ‘Teach Out’ action in front of the Dáil. They’re calling for more Black, Traveller & migrant histories be on the school curriculum - I send my full support to the activists. pic.twitter.com/I58uUQTIEf
— Mick Barry TD (@MickBarryTD) December 10, 2020
YARI held a "Teach out" at 3pm outside of Leinster House where they hope to educate the public on the "Forgotten Histories" of Black, migrant and Traveller people.ool:
