Scandal in a special school: inspections will take place throughout the country

In all institutions where children live 24/7, inspections will be conducted to identify possible cases of violence against them or violations of other rights. This was announced on Saturday, September 28, by the Minister of Social Policy, Oksana Zholnovich.

He announced this decision after a scandal with sexual violence in a special school in the Lviv region.

“The report about the possible facts of the violence that took place in one of the special schools in the Lviv region is shocking. And obviously, all the circumstances must be established and all those responsible must be brought to justice,” Zholnovich said.

He mentioned that he instructed the National Social Service to conduct inspections in all such institutions where children live around the clock to identify possible cases of violence against them or violations of other rights.

“For this purpose, the service has developed a special questionnaire to identify such violations in an ecological way, without hurting the feelings of children,” said the minister.

At the same time, Zholnovich called for an increase in the number of family forms of education in communities and the formation of inclusive classes and special classes in general schools, “so that educational services do not have to be sought far away at home and they cannot be given the need to live in school all the time.”

We remind you that law enforcement officials opened criminal proceedings based on statements from students of an educational and rehabilitation institution in the Lviv region about the violence committed by the director of the institution . He allegedly performed sexual acts against female teachers, publicly humiliated them, and also threatened to beat them and hospitalize them in a mental hospital. The director was suspended from work during the inspection.