A meeting was held with representatives and parents of the Velistsikhe public school

First Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth Levan Ghirsiashvili and Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ilia Begiashvili met with representatives and parents of students of the public school in the village of Velistsikhe, Gurjaani Municipality. The meeting was attended by the State Representative in the Kakheti region Platon Kalmakhelidze and representatives of local authorities. Imedi+2

At the meeting, issues regarding the resumption of the educational process, the condition of the school building, and ensuring a safe environment were discussed. The parties agreed that students will continue their studies in an online or remote format for one month. During this period, urgent rehabilitation work will be carried out at the school, after which the students will return to their classrooms. Imedi+5

According to imedinews, rustavi2, and interpressnews, the dismantling of the second building of the school and the work necessary for the construction of a new school building will begin in parallel. interpressnews also notes that the project for the construction of the new school will be prepared and the work will be started by the company that wins the tender. In addition, imedinews, rustavi2, and interpressnews report that final decisions regarding the school building will be made based on the results of the expertise and official assessments of specialists. Imedi+4

According to information from interpressnews, a protest rally regarding the decision to dismantle the public school in the village of Velistsikhe has been ongoing for the second day. Interpressnews+1