The most precious thing parents have is their children. Schooling for Russian children is free, but each year schools collect additional funds for needs that are not paid by the state.
The issue of protecting children in Russian schools over the past 10 years has become not just relevant, but vital. The child spends at least 5-6 hours in class, plus several hours a week for extracurricular activities and circles.
Why doesn’t the school pay?
The buildings of modern Russian schools are huge, and the number of visitors along with students, parents and teachers can be more than 1000 people daily. Even with great desire, the school administration cannot independently provide the necessary level of child safety.
The position of a day guard in the staffing of Russian schools is not provided, the state allocates money only to pay for the work of night watchmen. Guards and watchmen are paid by attracting additional funds from the school administration.
As it turns out, schools have every right to do so, enshrined in the Federal Law on Education. Naturally, schools collect this money from their parents, which causes dissatisfaction with moms and dads. If you seriously think about this issue, you can bring the matter to court, because parents are not required to pay. Lawyers clearly talk about this, but is it worth it?
After all, the money that teachers collect goes to the salary of the person who protects your child. Even the mere presence of a person in uniform in the school lobby can increase the safety of children by several orders of magnitude. If the school has a video surveillance system and turnstiles, the chance to go unnoticed is almost zero.
