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BAGRAT ESAYAN CANNOT ENSURE GUARANTEES

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Pupils, parents and teaching staff of Yerevan's School # 9 for children with hearing disabilities and children with weak hearing staged a protest action near the RoA Ministry of Education and Science (MES) on July 9.

“We came here to protect our children's rights and present their interests. We don't want to take them to other schools,” they said.

The MES wants to unite the school with Special School # 15 situated in Nork district. The teaching methods greatly differ in the schools under question. The parents fear that their children will accumulate no knowledge as a result. Moreover, they will forget everything learned during those years. The protesters also say that only fifty pupils attend School # 15, while the pupils of the other school exceed 125, therefore the MES had better unite School # 15 with School # 9.

The protesters were received by Deputy Minister of the Education and Science Bagrat Esayan. The latter said only the administrations of the two schools will unite while studies will be held in different buildings, i.e. the schools will work separately within the same education complex.

“A medical-psychological committee will visit the schools this week to get acquainted with the children's needs. Then we shall decide to which school the child should go,” he said.

The teaching staff wondered whether “the decision will not have a short life and be soon forgotten.”

Esayan said in reply: “I can ensure guarantees only for my family members. I was appointed by the Prime Minister and may be dismissed any moment.”