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ARMENIAN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MINISTER ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION AT NUBARASHEN SPECIAL SCHOOL N11
ArmInfo
2010-07-27 17:42:00
ArmInfo. A number of public figures of Armenia have sent a letter to
Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan asking him to investigate
the situation at Nubarashen special school N11.
To remind, the inspection held at the school in 2008 under the UN
"10 Best Schools" program detected a number of gross violations: poor
nutrition and sanitary conditions, bad treatment, exploitation and
even sexual harassment of children. May 24 2010 the Armenian language
and literature teacher of the school Levon Avagyan was sentensed to
two years in jail for sexual harassment of his pupils.
The authors of the letter say that those who, according to the
children, humiliated and harassed them or closed their eyes on such
behavior by their colleagues continue working at the school. The
former director of the school Meruzhan Yengibaryan - who persistently
ignored the pupils complaining of Levon Avagyan - has even asked the
Administrative Court to give him back his office.
"So, we urge you to investigate the situation at the school and to
effect staff changes," say the authors of the letter: Artak Kirakossyan
(Civil Society Institute), Avetik Ishkhanyan (Helsinki Assembly of
Armenia), Veronika Melikyan (Foundation Against Violation of Law),
Mariam Sukhudyan (Green Movement).
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-07-27 17:42:00
ArmInfo. A number of public figures of Armenia have sent a letter to
Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan asking him to investigate
the situation at Nubarashen special school N11.
To remind, the inspection held at the school in 2008 under the UN
"10 Best Schools" program detected a number of gross violations: poor
nutrition and sanitary conditions, bad treatment, exploitation and
even sexual harassment of children. May 24 2010 the Armenian language
and literature teacher of the school Levon Avagyan was sentensed to
two years in jail for sexual harassment of his pupils.
The authors of the letter say that those who, according to the
children, humiliated and harassed them or closed their eyes on such
behavior by their colleagues continue working at the school. The
former director of the school Meruzhan Yengibaryan - who persistently
ignored the pupils complaining of Levon Avagyan - has even asked the
Administrative Court to give him back his office.
"So, we urge you to investigate the situation at the school and to
effect staff changes," say the authors of the letter: Artak Kirakossyan
(Civil Society Institute), Avetik Ishkhanyan (Helsinki Assembly of
Armenia), Veronika Melikyan (Foundation Against Violation of Law),
Mariam Sukhudyan (Green Movement).
From: A. Papazian