"Are the police afraid?" Volgograd teachers are being forced to patrol the streets due to a surge in juvenile crime.
Screenshot of the duty roster published on a local Telegram channel. According to teachers, the order to stand guard in public places came from the local education committee. Parks, squares, and embankments are available for selection.
Teachers are required to maintain order there from 6 to 9 pm, without police escort. Overtime outside of school hours is unpaid.
Volgograd has been hit by a wave of juvenile crime in the past month. In early March, two 16-year-old schoolchildren were fatally shot. scored man, and another was stabbed.
In addition, teenagers periodically attack on public transport passengers and random passers-by. Just yesterday, news broke of another conflict on a bus involving nine teenagers beaten two men for the comments they made.
Among those who attack the townspeople, offers even schoolgirls.
Teachers told reporters they were afraid to reprimand teenage gangs. In the comments section of this story, readers advised teachers to "carefully read their employment contracts," which are unlikely to include the obligation to patrol the streets.
«Are the police afraid or something? Is that why they're forcing teachers? — Volgograd residents are surprised. — "It's not like a mob is beating up an unarmed and tied-up Zhuravlya in prison. They might even fight back."
«It is possible to schedule doctors to clean up after the operation.", others recommend.
Some attribute the surge in juvenile delinquency to the TV series "A Boy's Word," while others attribute it to prisoners who attend schools as war heroes.