Ukrainian children to be obliged to attend school in Poland

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine.

Such plans were voiced by Polish Education and Science Minister Przemyslaw Czarnek.

According to the Polish Ministry of Education, approximately 187,000 children from Ukraine study in Polish schools now. It means that another 200 to 300 thousand Ukrainian children remain outside the educational system in Poland. They study remotely in Ukrainian schools, but according to Przemysław Czarniek, such a system works as it does in war conditions. If the war drags on, these children are still planned to be somehow involved in the Polish education system.

If such a situation lasts for two, three or five months, it will not change much, but if it continues, we have to introduce some kind of educational mechanism, even if these children do not wish to attend schools in Poland. We cannot afford to have several thousand Ukrainian children outside the education system for a year or two or three," the minister said.

He added that he has already discussed the problem with representatives of the United Nations and that support from international organizations may be needed in order to bring Ukrainian children into some form of educational process in Poland.

The minister says the likely date of the innovation is 1 September 2023.