Prije najave iz Sandžaka, nekoliko hiljada Albanaca s juga Srbije održalo je 13. septembra protestni skup u Bujanovcu, nezadovoljno zbog propusta u obrazovnom sistemu namijenjenom toj manjini.
Prior to the Sandzak announcement, several thousand Albanians from southern Serbia held a protest rally in Bujanovac on September 13th, disgruntled over omissions in the education system meant for the minority.