Translated with AI
Chairman of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Valery Fadeyev proposed deporting families of labor migrants whose children do not receive an education in Russian schools. This was reported by the press service of the Human Rights Council.
“If foreign citizens do not intend to comply with the laws of the host country, let them go back, and the rights of their children to education are ensured by the country of origin,” said Valery Fadeev, commenting on the statistics of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to him, of the 785.5 thousand minor foreign citizens in Russia, only 192 thousand are officially studying in educational institutions. The official believes that at least 300 thousand of the remaining children should attend schools.
Fadeyev referred to Article 43 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Article 63 of the Family Code, which establish the obligation of parents to ensure the receipt of a general education. At the same time, he particularly noted migrants from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, stating that they "do not consider it necessary" to send their children to schools.
Meanwhile, as lawyers note, Russian legislation lacks a norm directly obliging children to attend school. Article 63 of the Family Code allows for alternative forms of education, including home education and self-education, subject to passing certification.
To date, Fadeev’s initiative has not been formalized as a bill and has not been submitted to the State Duma for consideration.
