Getmantsev Responds to the “Single School” Scandal: Preparing to Resubmit Appeals to the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Digital Transformation
10 April 16:23
Danylo Getmantsev , a member of parliament and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada’s Tax Committee, stated that he will once again address the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Digital Transformation regarding the situation surrounding the “Yedyna Shkola” electronic student record system, which has found itself at the center of yet another scandal involving the monetization of access to student data. The politician announced this on Facebook, according to
Danylo Getmantsev, Member of Parliament
According to the MP, the problem has not only remained unresolved but is also escalating, despite previous reactions from the authorities and public outcry.
“I am receiving appeals from parents, and the situation with ‘Yedyna Shkola’ is not getting any better. I will appeal again to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Digital Transformation,” Getmantsev noted.
Criticism of the Ministries’ Stance
The MP sharply criticized the approach of the relevant agencies to the situation, particularly their response to previous complaints regarding the platform’s operation.
“Last time, they decided to take the path of formal replies, as if to say, ‘It’s not me, and it’s not my problem.’ But what happens next, when parents of schoolchildren become hostages to the indifference of officials from the relevant ministries—who have essentially forced half the country to use ‘Single School’ and now just throw up their hands—is a disgrace,” he emphasized.
In this way, Getmantsev effectively accused government agencies of failing to adequately oversee digital educational services that they themselves officially recommended for use in schools.
Context of the scandal
The deputy’s reaction was a continuation of the debate surrounding the “Yedyna Shkola” digital journal, which is used in many educational institutions across Ukraine. The day before, it became known that access to grades and homework assignments is accompanied by lengthy ad blocks and requires a paid subscription to disable them.
The developers are asking parents to pay 476.74 UAH per year for uninterrupted use of the app—free of intrusive ads (which, according to eyewitnesses, sometimes appear in Russian). This sparked a new wave of criticism of “Yedyna Shkola” from the parent community.
A similar situation had previously caused a public outcry when, following an app update, users lost free access to it. At that time, the developers attempted to charge parents 50 UAH per month for using the app.
The outcry forced the developers to restore free access.
The situation is complicated by the fact that this very app is officially recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science for installation by schools and parents. Thanks to this “state promotion,” the app has received over 1 million downloads and, in some regions, has become the “monopolist” of electronic diary services. However, at the time , no one warned either schools or parents about the developers’ intentions to later try to profit from it.
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Assuming that at least some users pay the annual fee of 477 UAH, the developers’ potential annual profit could reach:
1,000,000 users × 476.74 UAH ≈ 476,740,000 UAH per year
That is , nearly half a billion hryvnias—just for the “right” not to see ads in the school diary.
Next steps
Getmantsev announced that he plans to contact the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Digital Transformation again in the near future and expects a more substantive response from government agencies.
“I will send the appeal shortly. Follow my channels; I will report on the results of the review,” he added.
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