The key facts

  • The MIA has put up for discussion a draft on staff prevention inspectors in private schools and universities
  • Inspectors will be engaged in preventing offenses, bullying, drug addiction and extremism, as well as conducting special operations 'Davomat', 'Tungi tekshiruv', 'O'smir', 'O'quvchi', 'Tig'' and 'Oriyat'
  • Private universities provide for inspections of students' living conditions in dormitories and rented housing; discussion until November 3

Essence of the draft

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has published for public discussion a draft providing for the organization of the activities of senior prevention inspectors and psychologist inspectors of internal affairs bodies in non-state educational organizations. The document proposes allowing the creation, at the organizations' own expense, of the following positions: in higher education institutions — senior prevention inspectors and senior inspectors on women's issues; in general secondary and secondary specialized education organizations — (senior) psychologist inspectors on juvenile affairs.

Tasks of inspectors

The main tasks will be preventive measures to prevent offenses, violence, bullying, drug addiction, the influence of extremist ideas and other antisocial manifestations among students; informational and explanatory work on fostering respect for laws, civic responsibility and patriotism; as well as targeted preventive and psychological work, together with the administration, psychologists, teachers and parents, with students from risk groups and ensuring their upbringing in a safe educational environment. Inspectors will also participate in patriotic upbringing, organization of leisure, prevention of suicides and protection of children from violence.

Special operations

The draft empowers inspectors to conduct special operations: 'Davomat' — identifying students who systematically miss classes without valid reasons; 'Tungi tekshiruv' — identifying students who are at night in cafes, bars, clubs and other entertainment venues without their parents; 'O'smir' — identifying prohibited items among schoolchildren and cases of unlawful driving of a car; 'O'quvchi' — identifying schoolchildren on the streets, in markets and entertainment venues during lessons; 'Tig'' — preventing the unlawful bringing of items and substances into universities and offenses against life and health; 'Oriyat' — preventing the spread of alien ideas in universities.

Dormitory inspections and discussion timeline

Private universities also provide for inspections of students' living conditions in dormitories and rented housing. The public discussion of the draft will last until November 3.