Krasnoyarsk officials have changed their minds about closing an orphanage.
Ministry of Education Krasnoyarsk Territory Under public pressure, the government decided to postpone staff cuts at the Samotsvety orphanage in Divnogorsk. рассказал Krasnoyarsk political scientist Alexey Aksyutenko.
Ранее сообщалось, that only ten children live in this institution. Officials decided to close it to save budget funds and transfer the residents to the regional center, where 480 places are vacant. Meanwhile, a local deputy Nikolay Sattarov He emphasized that at Samotsvety, children were treated with love, and their lives changed for the better.
"They brought troubled teenagers here, who yesterday were gang members, swearers, and thieves. Today, these same kids are exemplary students. I don't know of any other orphanages where kids go to 10th or 11th grade and earn a gold medal. But here, it's a reality created not by ministry paperwork, but by love and discipline."
— the deputy noted.