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A mother of a schoolgirl from Bashkortostan: The teacher demanded a migration certificate.

A schoolgirl from Bashkortostan, who attends a Moscow school, was subjected to pressure from a teacher, according to her mother. According to the school, the teacher demanded a medical certificate, and an internal investigation found no evidence of abuse.

What the mother of a schoolgirl from Bashkortostan said

Mother of a student of school No. 2115, Laysan, said Olga,that she and her husband received a message from the teacher asking them to extend their registration in Russia and then bring a certificate from the migration service confirming their right to stay in the country.

"I ask her in response, 'How can we bring you a certificate proving we can continue to reside in the Russian Federation if we were born, raised, and live in this country? The Republic of Bashkortostan is not another country.'" — Laysan said. 

According to her, the teacher responded by saying that she didn't care: "Go to the immigration service and bring a certificate." The schoolgirl's mother believes they're trying to squeeze her children out. "So that nothing will work out for you in the new class, so that your crown will finally fall," This is what the teacher told her son earlier, says Laysan.

“A person walks around, specifically in the corridors, comes to someone else’s lesson, catches a child and begins to humiliate him in front of all the students, — the woman is indignant. "This is bullying. And the reason is clear—it's about nationality. We are Bashkirs. To the teacher, we are a different people, from another country."

How Mizulina and the school reacted

The head of the Safe Internet League drew attention to Laysan's Instagram post in which she described the situation. Ekaterina Mizulina. Official called upon The Moscow Department of Education will look into the situation.

What the school says after an internal audit

In turn, the director of school No. 2115 Nikolai Larionov reportedThe administration conducted an internal investigation. According to the investigation, not a single student in the class confirmed the allegations that the teacher had insulted the girl.

The school claims that the teacher asked the girl for a medical certificate, not a migration certificate, after the child's prolonged absence, since no statement was received from the parents explaining the reason for the absence. 

“Any manifestations of disrespect, insult and discrimination, including on the basis of nationality, are unacceptable, — Larionov commented. "Our main priority now is to provide the girl with a comfortable learning environment. The school administration is in contact with the student's mother."

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