In Georgia, students and schoolchildren come out to protest. The authorities urge to return to school
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In Georgian cities, students and schoolchildren are on massive strike because of the government's decision to freeze the process of negotiations on EU membership. The minister of education demands to resume training and threatens private institutions with revocation of licenses.
A number of schools and universities are on strike in different cities of Georgia today, December 2, due to the government's decision to freeze the process of negotiations on EU membership. in turn, Georgian Education Minister Alexander Tsuladze calls on educational institutions to resume the educational process. About it UNN reports with reference to local media.
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In particular, students in Tbilisi are holding a protest action on Monday. Young people gather near the first building of Tbilisi State University, where they plan to demand that the management of the institution stop the educational process, and also urge students to join the protests.
Meanwhile, students blocked the road near their school in the center of Tbilisi. They stated that they oppose the termination of Georgia's European integration and call on the school administration to support them.
Teachers at the Komarov school said yesterday that they are going on strike because "for the better future of their students, protecting the country is more important than holding classes.
According to the publication, to date, a strike has been declared in dozens of private and public schools across the country.
In particular, students of several classes of the 41st Public School in Kutaisi gathered at the monument to their native language near the school this morning instead of lessons and called on teachers to join them to protest against the repression in Tbilisi and the change in Georgia's European course.
Meanwhile, Georgian Education Minister Alexander Tsuladze calledfor public schools and universities to immediately resume the educational process.
And he threatened private educational institutions with revocation of licenses.
In the Ministry of education itself, about 200 employees signed a protest statement saying that the government's decision contradicts Article 78 of the Constitution of Georgia.
