"We won't hand them over to the bureaucrats!" Yakut residents demanded the reinstatement of the fired school principal.
People Yakutsk united and demanded that the director, Honored Teacher of Russia, be reinstated Taisiya Gorokhova, which fired for refusing to accept the new building of School No. 1, which had some flaws. The school is still not operating—they couldn't get the heating working.
"We won't allow the name of the man who spent decades building the reputation of the first school to be trampled. We won't hand over our principal to the mercy of bureaucrats trying to cover up their construction shortcomings."- promised In an appeal to the authorities, parents of students, school graduates, their family members and concerned residents.
Why was the school principal fired in Yakutsk?
Gorokhova had been pushing for the reconstruction of the city's oldest school for many years. The new building opened on September 1st in the presence of high-ranking officials. On October 13th, the Education Department Yakutsk terminated contract with Taisiya GorokhovaAccording to activists, the reason was Gorokhova's refusal to sign the acceptance certificate for the new school building, which was constructed with violations: hot water pipes were installed directly above the desks, there was no fence near the roadway, and only 15 classrooms were built instead of 26.
The day after her dismissal, she was admitted to intensive care with a suspected stroke. Now that the crisis has passed, she's been transferred to a general ward.
What are parents doing and what have the authorities responded?
Activists sent an appeal to the Department of Education and they lay out Gorokhova's photo and words of support were posted on social media. Representatives of the parents' committee previously attempted to speak with the mayor. Dmitry Sadovnikov, but he didn't come out to the people. Head of the Education Department Andrey Novopriezzhiy saidThe agency will not change its decision and advised taking the matter to court. The parents' council intends to appeal to the prosecutor's office.
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