Over 60,000 Tuvan Schoolchildren Start New Academic Year

A new school year start in Tuva was in question up to the last moment. Fire inspections on the eve of the new school year have revealed serious violations of fire security measures in the better part of Tuvan schools in spite of numerous warnings from fire inspectors. Not all of the violations have been made up for by September 1, but it was decided not to spoil the festive date for schoolchildren and to let schools open. A time limit has been made for school authorities to take proper anti-fire measures.