"Make testing mandatory." Russian schoolchildren may be tested for extremist tendencies.
With such an initiative to the State Duma out Council of Tatarstan.
The initiative's main goal is to combat youth radicalization amid the increasing number of attacks on educational institutions and arson attacks on military recruitment offices by children. Schoolchildren, college students, and university students are to be tested.
In the explanatory note to the project says that "The tragic events of recent years indicate the spread of radical ideas among children, who are actively being drawn into extremist and terrorist activities.".
It is proposed to make testing for extremism mandatory. According to the initiative's authors, this will improve prevention, education, and outreach measures aimed at preventing extremist activity among minors.
State Duma deputy from Tatarstan Airat Farrakhov commented on the initiative.
"There's nothing wrong with this testing. It helps identify certain tendencies and deviations. It's always an opportunity to pay closer attention to a problem and make maximum efforts to solve it." said he.
According to the Children's Ombudsman of Tatarstan Irina Volynets, testing can become an effective tool for identifying radical sentiments at early stages.
