New rules have been introduced in Transcarpathia that oblige parents to be responsible for their children's truancy and other offenses. According to the resolution of the Rakhiv City Council, parents will be fined not only for their children's absence from school, but also for such violations as smoking, drinking alcohol, petty theft, hooliganism, and other offenses.
Fines will be imposed on parents if their children do not attend classes without a good reason or commit crimes or administrative offenses. For the first case of a student's absence, parents will receive a warning or a fine of 850 to 1,700 hryvnias. If violations are repeated within a year, the fine will increase to 5,100 hryvnias.
It also introduces an obligation for educational institutions to notify the National Police and the Children's Service of a student's absence for more than 10 consecutive days without a valid reason. These measures are aimed at protecting children's rights to education and ensuring proper control over their behavior.
In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Procedure for Keeping Records of School-Age Children and Students, which also provides for increased control by local authorities.
