Polotsk residents began collecting signatures for a petition asking not to close the secondary school number 13, located in the district Novka. Open letter to the executive committee of Polotsk was the mother of one of the schoolgirls Catherine Popelkovskaya. The collection of signatures is the portal of public initiatives Change.org.

"All the children of the district Novka, as well as some of the District of Thunder and the surrounding villages attend this school. The school is fully equipped. The three-storey building in good condition, 103 people trained. After all, few children in the class - it's not bad. In 1st grade, for example, 14 people. First class one. Accordingly, much attention is paid to children from such schools usually come out more knowledgeable children. My daughter also goes to 1st grade in this school - close to the residence, a great stadium for the school. We live in the area, yet we parents went to that school. We do not want to carry their babies in the city center or on the Aerodrome, where about 5 first class, and the class for 23 people! For us it is important that our children went to this school," - said in an address to the local authorities.

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