Education ombudsman calls on communities to provide schools with shelters, night watchmen

Education Ombudsman Nadiya Leshchyk has urged communities to provide educational institutions with shelters or Invincibility Centers with extra night watchman positions, so as not to burden teachers with this responsibility. These shelters and centers are accessible to citizens during non-school hours, which places additional duties on school administrators and staff.

With a harsh winter anticipated, Leshchyk emphasizes that these institutions must ensure their operations are secure. She argues that night watchmen or appropriate security personnel should staff these locations, rather than the teaching staff. Consequently, Leshchyk calls on communities to offer additional night watchman positions or other security measures to schools with shelters or Invincibility Centers.

Several communities have already implemented such measures. Leshchyk stresses the importance of organizing shelter and Invincibility Center operations to ensure the safety of both students during their studies and citizens utilizing these facilities when necessary. Previously, Leshchyk had stated that assigning teaching duties to staff during evenings or weekends, or adding security responsibilities to their primary tasks, is unlawful.