Discontented Russian youth voice concerns over allegedly faulty "anti-immigrant" school assessment tests.
In a recent turn of events, a student named Miron, who came to Russia as a repatriate, has been labeled a migrant with insufficient language skills by a committee, causing a stir in the country. Miron, who only speaks Russian, was denied the opportunity to study at a local school, according to a video appeal he made and published online by the Telegram channel "Mnogonatsional".
The rejection occurred due to a new Russian language exam that is part of a recently implemented screening process for school admission. The screening process, aimed at weeding out migrant children with poor language skills, has been met with controversy as it may disadvantage these students.
Speaker of the State Duma, Volodin, has supported the expansion of migration control powers in Kuban, including the implementation of such screening processes. His support for migration control is aimed at boosting the interest of young people in employment, according to reports.
However, the committee's labeling of Miron may have been due to the recently implemented screening process, rather than a local Russian school or educational authority enforcing language or other admission requirements, as specific details about which organization rejected him are not provided in the available search results.
The video appeal from the children who failed the new Russian language exam for school admission suggests that they were denied the opportunity to study due to their poor language skills. The children in the video were rejected from educational institutions due to the new Russian language exam.
Miron's appeal, too, indicates that he was denied the opportunity to study due to his label as a migrant with poor language skills. The controversy surrounding the screening process raises questions about its fairness and impact on migrant children in Russia.
