The Ministry of Education told about the work of special schools for difficult teenagers

Regional ministries of education need to work out the issue of using the resources of special open-type educational institutions where difficult teenagers study, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation told Izvestia.

"The Government Commission on Juvenile Affairs and Protection of Their Rights has instructed the subjects of the Russian Federation to work out the issue of using the resources of such organizations. The Ministry of Education of Russia, at meetings with regional ministers, has set the task of resolving this issue in each region," the ministry noted.

The Ministry said that there is already a mechanism for sending students between the ages of eight and 18 to open-type institutions. Students with "persistent illegal behavior" who refuse to attend schools and have difficulties in social adaptation can get there. The decision is made by the resolution of the Commission on Juvenile Affairs and Protection of their rights.

Today, there are 19 such institutions in 17 regions of the Russian Federation (including two professional educational organizations), where more than 2.1 thousand children study.

Special schools deal with "overcoming the consequences of school and social maladaptation of minors with deviant behavior", forming their conscious need for education and profession. Children are taught self-control, comprehension of their own capabilities and prospects. Personal work on individual development programs is possible. Measures are also being taken to restore child-parent relations if they have been lost.

Read more about the work of special institutions for difficult teenagers in Russia in the Izvestia article.

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