SBU detained the director of the Crimean school who arrived in Kiev to the sick mother

Representatives of the counterintelligence Service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained the director of one of the Yalta schools, who came to Kiev to visit her sick mother, for allegedly "introducing" Russian educational standards. This was announced on Wednesday, January 14, by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Crimea.

"The Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of the Republic of Crimea expresses deep concern over the illegal detention of the director of the Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution Yalta Secondary School No. 14 in Kiev, who went to visit her sick mother," the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram channel.

According to the information cited by representatives of the SBU, the woman entered their country through third countries and planned to return to her homeland by the same route. She was detained, as specified, in a rented apartment, where her Russian passport was found, as well as gadgets with "evidence of cooperation" with the Russian Federation. Currently, the director may face imprisonment.

Irina Koneva, Deputy director of Yalta Secondary School No. 14, commented on the incident in an interview with Izvestia, noting that all employees and pupils of the educational institution are worried about the current situation.

According to her, principal Svetlana Nikolaevna was the "mother of the school" — she, being a mathematics teacher, held her post for 14 years and was the person who led the team, the children and their parents.

"Of course, it's very difficult for us without her. We are worried, we are excited, we are confused and, of course, outraged. <...> Svetlana Nikolaevna very often talked about her mother. <...> The situation is vital, correct. And judging a person for going to visit her mother is wrong. And even more so to punish her for coming to visit her," Koneva said.

Anastasia Kharchenko, a correspondent for Izvestia, noted that the school, which has 260 students, is average. And the standards for which the director was detained are generally accepted, but for some reason they are considered criminal in Ukraine.

On January 2, the SBU press service reported the detention of a 64-year-old kindergarten teacher, a native of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), who came to Kiev with the intention of applying for a pension and obtaining a passport to travel abroad. The woman was charged in accordance with Part 3 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Collaboration, propaganda in educational institutions regardless of types and forms of ownership in order to facilitate the implementation of armed aggression against Ukraine").

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