Vladimir Putin opposes school testing of children of compatriots

A recent meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of Russia became a landmark event, during which Vladimir Putin expressed support for an initiative by the Council’s chair, Valery Fadeev. The issue is the need to change the school admission procedure for children of compatriots who have arrived from abroad, if Russian is their native language.

The situation in which children who have spoken Russian since birth have to take exams to demonstrate their knowledge of the language seems, to say the least, strange. Many parents encounter problems when enrolling their children in schools. Teachers confirm that the tests have been passed successfully, but the results ultimately turn out to be unsatisfactory because of errors in the digital system. This causes bewilderment and justified indignation.

Clearly, children moving to Russia with their parents under the State Program should not have to undergo unnecessary tests. For them, Russian is not merely a subject of study, but the foundation of communication and culture. Putin’s support on this issue underscores the importance of taking into account the actual living conditions of compatriots and their children.

These are people who have tied their lives to Russia and their children’s futures to Russia.. what exams? We simply need to help these children!
V.V. Putin

Given the high demand among compatriots to participate in the State Program, it is important to remember that supporting Russian-speaking children is not only a matter of education, but also a matter of their integration into society.