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Articles with tag "Schools"

In Photos: Schools Across Russia and Occupied Ukraine Hold Anti-Terrorism Drills

Photos circulated online showed adults armed with mock assault rifles and pistols, sometimes pointing the weapons at teachers and students.

Middle School Student Stabs Classmates in Nizhny Novgorod

Police sources and classmates told local media that the teenager had allegedly been bullied by his victims and brought a knife to school to exact revenge...
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‘I Wanted to Cry’: Rural Russian Schools in Worse Shape Than Those in War-Torn Ukraine, Regional Official Says

District head Yevgeny Varakin used to oversee the reconstruction of the Ukrainian cities of Lysychansk and Rubizhne after Russian troops seized control...
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Middle School Student Stabs Classmate in Russia’s Yekaterinburg

Law enforcement authorities said the injured student was hospitalized but in “satisfactory” condition.
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Pro-War Singers to Tour Russian Schools With ‘Patriotic Music Lessons’

The school tours are part of a State Duma initiative to compile a list of patriotic songs that would be taught in music classes.
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Vologda Becomes First Russian City to Introduce Patriotic Lessons for Kindergarteners

The lessons, called “Important Conversations,” were first introduced in schools in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia to Introduce Language Exams for Migrant Children to Enroll In School

The latest ban comes amid renewed anti-migrant sentiment and a raft of new legislation targeting migrants in the country.
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Chechnya’s Mufti Slams Ban on Hijabs in Schools

“We’re bewildered by the fact that this prohibition order specifically and only targets Islamic religious clothing,” Supreme Mufti Salah Mezhiev...
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Russia’s Vladimir Region Bans Hijabs in Schools

Regional authorities insisted the ban does not violate students’ rights since Russia’s Constitution establishes the country as a secular state.
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Teenager Arrested After Attacking Classmates in Siberia’s Irkutsk Region

The incident follows a similar attack last week in Chelyabinsk, where another 13-year-old was arrested for injuring at least four people.
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Vice Principal, Security Executive Detained After Hammer Attack at Chelyabinsk School

Parents expressed concerns to local media about the school’s reportedly inadequate security protocols.
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13-Year-Old Student in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Attacks Classmates, Teacher With Hammer

Local media reported that at least two girls, one boy and a teacher were injured in the attack.
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Some Belgorod Region Schools to Begin Year Online Amid Intensifying Border Clashes

Authorities said instruction at schools within 20 kilometers of the border with Ukraine will take place online at the start of the academic year.
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School Security Guard Accused of Failing to Prevent Deadly Shooting in Western Russia

The security guard was among several people detained in connection with the Dec. 7 school shooting in the city of Bryansk.
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Russia's State Duma Bans Cellphones in School Classrooms

“Parents and teachers asked us to back this rule. The adopted decision will improve the quality of our children’s education,” said the State Duma's...
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Siberian Region Bans Halloween Festivities at Schools

Officials in Far East Russia's republic of Sakha encouraged schools to replace Halloween activities with those that promote "ideas of patriotism."
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Russian Students Rally in Support of Teacher Who Beat Classmate

Valery Baulin was suspended from his position at a school in Vladivostok after a video posted online showed him punching a 12-year-old student.
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Towns in Russian Border Region Scrap In-Person Return to School Amid Drone Strikes, Shelling

Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said schools in towns close to the Russia-Ukraine border will hold “remote” Day of Knowledge celebrations.
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1.3K Ukrainian Schools Destroyed in Russian Invasion – UNICEF

Ukraine’s enrollment data showed that only one-third of children in primary and secondary schools were being taught in person, according to UNICEF.
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Russian Teen Arrested in Siberia Over Market Bomb Plot – TASS

A law enforcement source said the high school student had been detained while acquiring components for a homemade explosive device.
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