Study in Russian. A rally in defense of education in the native language is being held in Riga.
A rally in defense of education in Russian is taking place in Old Riga opposite the Latvian Ministry of Education.
What are parents protesting against?
The new project of the Ministry involves the complete translation of schools of national minorities and kindergartens into Latvian from September 1, 2023. This applies to both state institutions and private schools.
After that, Russian and literature will no longer be included in the main program — they are proposed to be conducted as an interest-based education.
According to the amendments, in case of insufficient use of the Latvian language in schools, Russian teachers and principals can be dismissed simply by the decision of the inspectors of the State Language Center.
