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Kyrgyzstan MP: Parents, students strongly oppose six-day school week

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A member of Kyrgyzstan's parliament, Dastan Bekeshev, voiced strong opposition to a proposed shift to a six-day school week.
  • Parents and students have also expressed categorical opposition to the government's initiative, which was put up for public discussion a week prior.
  • Bekeshev suggested that if educational process issues cannot be resolved, the academic year could begin later, after major international events.

Kyrgyzstan's parliament member Dastan Bekeshev has declared that parents and students are "categorically against" the government's proposal to extend the school week to six days. The cabinet recently submitted a draft bill for public discussion, aiming to change the academic schedule from five days to six.

Parents and students are categorically against it.

— Dastan BekeshevKyrgyzstan's parliament member Dastan Bekeshev describing the public's reaction to the proposed six-day school week.

Bekeshev stated that the public has reacted sharply to the initiative. He recalled the difficulty of transitioning from a six-day to a five-day week and expressed concern about returning to the previous schedule. "We barely switched from 6 to 5 days of study, and now they want to bring back the six-day week again," he said.

We barely switched from 6 to 5 days of study, and now they want to bring back the six-day week again.

— Dastan BekeshevBekeshev expressing his opposition to the proposed change in the school schedule.

The lawmaker announced his opposition and has already sent a letter to the cabinet. He proposed an alternative: if the educational process cannot be managed effectively within a five-day week, the academic year could commence on September 8. This timing would allow for the conclusion of significant events like the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, potentially enabling a more stable learning environment.

If the issues of the educational process cannot be resolved, start the academic year from September 8.

— Dastan BekeshevBekeshev suggesting an alternative start date for the academic year.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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