Not invited to the last bell: in Lviv, a mother accused the school of bullying a child with a disability

Not invited to the last bell: in Lviv, a mother accused the school of bullying a child with a disability



In Lviv, the mother of a disabled boy accused the local school of bullying her son, who was allegedly not invited to the “last bell” celebration. Galina Amelina from Lviv published a post in which she said that the management of the Maria Pokrova school, which is run by a priest of the Greek Catholic diocese, does not invite her son Timur to events. “All the children, parents, teachers celebrate and rejoice, are involved in the concert, came in elegant embroidered dresses. But there is one child for whom there is no place in the general joy. My son. My child, who was not informed about the celebration. They were not invited and were not expected. When we arrived, we were, to put it mildly, not happy,” the boy’s mother writes. According to her, since the beginning of the year, Timur has not been invited to any holiday or excursion, to any performance or concert at school. The holiday of the “last bell” at school. Photo: Galina Amelina “Although the child is very attached to children, he is always happy to play with his friends. We were also not invited to the museum, to the Vyshyvanka holiday, and we came to school by accident when all the children were invited to meet the rescuers.” – says Halyna. The woman believes that the school is doing everything to get her to take her son away from the school. She publicly appealed to the Government Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Education Ombudsman with a statement about bullying and harassment of a child with a disability at the Lviv school of Maria Pokrova for children with hearing impairments. “A public school is not a private parish. Why, contrary to Ukrainian legislation, is a representative of religion leading an educational institution?” – says Galina Amelina. The head of the education department of the Lviv City Council Andriy Zakaliuk reacted to the woman’s post in the comments. He noted that the school is subordinated not to the city, but to the regional council. Therefore, the City Hall has no influence on it. Oleg Paska, director of the Department of Education and Science of LOVA, said in a comment to Zaxid.Net that the fact of alleged bullying at Maria Pokrova’s school will be checked by the commission and promised to provide the results of the check in the coming days. The school denies the fact of bullying, and the student’s mother’s statement is called a “fake”. “The staff of the School of Maria Pokrovy is outraged by the post published and distributed by Galina Amelina, accusing the review of bullying,” the school’s message reads. According to teachers, Timur is on an individual form of education, and lessons are held in the first half of the day according to the schedule. All extracurricular activities take place after school. The school says that Galina Amelina was warned about the end of the academic year in advance. “The date and time of the Last Bell Festival was announced on the school bulletin board. In addition, the child participated in the rehearsal the day before. Galina Amelina arrived late that day, but her child was still able to take part in the festivities and enjoyed the celebration together with everyone.” , – the school explained. The teachers also noted that this is not the first time the student’s mother has made accusations against the school, which they consider to be “insinuations and slander.” Read also: A language scandal happened at a Dnipro school: the teacher was reprimanded



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