The ministry of pre-school and school education says there are no funds to hire people to clear snow

The press service of the Ministry of Pre-School and School Education said that the ministry does not have funds to hire people to shovel snow, and that kindergarten teachers are not obliged to work on snow removal but do it voluntarily. This was reported by blogger Nikita Makarenko.

According to Makarenko, in response to his post about snow shoveling by kindergarten teachers is considered forced labor, the press service of the ministry made an official statement.

"The press service of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education asked me to publish an official comment in response to this post:

"We do not consider snow clearing work by kindergarten teachers as a form of forced labour. They do it voluntarily."

The press office also said that the ministry does not have money to hire people to shovel snow", Makarenko wrote.

Earlier, Saida Mirziyoyeva spoke about the need to raise the prestige of teachers in society.

"As our president says, the solution to all problems is in education. And its pillar is the teacher and once again the teacher!

Today we must build a society in which both the value and dignity of the teacher must be high!

We can achieve this only if the entire society protects the teacher and resists the coercion of teachers to non-core work, various extra jobs!" - noted Saida Mirziyoyeva.