The prosecutor's office has identified a number of violations in the operation of kindergartens in the Vitebsk region
The prosecutor's office has identified a number of violations in the operation of kindergartens in the Vitebsk region, Irina Kryukovskaya, Assistant Prosecutor of the Vitebsk Region for Supervision of Juvenile and Youth Legislation Enforcement, told a BELTA correspondent.
Violations were established during an inspection of the compliance by preschool educational institutions with legislation aimed at protecting children's rights. Thus, in some kindergartens in the Vitebsk and Braslav districts, and in Vitebsk, the procedure for admitting children was not observed. In some preschool institutions in the regional center, Polotsk, Polotsk, Braslav, Miory, and Ushachi districts, the norms for the number of children in groups were not maintained. Cases of non-compliance with the temperature regime, improper fencing of the territory, defects in metal equipment on playgrounds, and the need for repairs to building facades, canopies, verandas, and terraces were also identified.
Issues of fire safety in a number of preschool institutions in Shumilino, Glubokoe, Vitebsk, Polotsk, Tolochin, Sharkovshchina, Postavy, Senno districts, Oktyabrsky district of Vitebsk, Orsha, and Polotsk are of current importance. Problems related to room lighting, children's nutrition, the condition of food blocks and sanitary units were identified in individual kindergartens in Polotsk, Novopolotsk, and Orsha, Polotsk, Rossony, Sharkovshchina, Vitebsk, Gorodok, Miory, Dubrovno, Lepel, Postavy, Liozno, Senno, Braslav, and Shumilino districts.
During the implementation of programs for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of children in socially dangerous situations, officials of educational institutions allowed instances of improper organization of work with families in which children are in a socially dangerous situation, and violations of the requirements for identifying minors in need of state protection, noted Irina Kryukovskaya.
Following the inspection, prosecutors of the cities and districts of the region issued 19 submissions, 5 orders, and 1 protest. Demands for initiating administrative proceedings were sent against eight officials. In order to eliminate violations of the relevant legislation, as well as the causes and conditions contributing to them, the regional prosecutor's office submitted a representation to the head of the education department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. Based on the results of its consideration, a number of officials from departments and educational institutions in 15 regions of the oblast were brought to disciplinary responsibility.