Police officers identified 14 children from troubled families who had never attended school

Irkutsk police summed up a raid on troubled families and found 14 children and teens who had never attended school. One family stood out, with eight such children, and measures have already been taken against the parents. In addition, juvenile inspectors registered 20 negligent parents and gave future first graders school supplies and school items.

Every year, education officials in the Irkutsk Region report that in the new school year all the children in the region have gone to school. Today, Irkutsk police officers reported the results of a raid on troubled families by inspectors from the juvenile affairs unit.
Police checked about 400 troubled families and identified 14 children and teenagers who had never attended educational institutions. 8 of the 14 children are being raised in one family. Details of this case are not yet known. The police only said that "measures have been taken" against the parents of such children, and some of the kids will still go to school by the start of the new school year.
During the raid, 20 citizens who were improperly fulfilling their parental duties were placed on record. The juvenile affairs inspectors also gave their wards, who are going to first grade for the first time, stationery and items needed for studying. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region.