Minister of Education supports cancellation of dress code in schools
13 September 2024 12:28
Minister of Education Oksen Lisovyi supported the abolition of dress codes in schools and called it a step towards a free society. He noted that free choice of clothing will make students more motivated and productive. Lisovyi said this at the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“Cancellation of the dress code. These are values. What values are we fighting for? If it is freedom, then the child should feel free. The external framework is a set of values for another society, and we are building a free society of creative and highly productive people,” the head of the Ministry of Education is convinced.
In his opinion, such a society will not be formed if the school imposes frameworks and requirements, rather than “integrating self-regulators” into the child through “values and the educational process”.
The minister noted that the state examination was also cancelled for the subject of Defence of Ukraine.
“We have even rebooted the Defence of the Fatherland course, and we do not make military uniforms compulsory. You are free to look the way you want – what matters is what you do,” Lisovyi said.
It should be noted that on 11 September, Education Ombudsman Serhiy Gorbachev said that it was illegal to force Ukrainian schoolchildren to wear school uniforms or a certain type of clothing, and the only recommendations for such clothing were neatness, seasonality and comfort, in particular when students were in shelters.
