About 50 schools will close in Shirak region - opposition member

ArmInfo. Approximately 50 schools will close in the near future in the Shirak Province, according to a statement made by Anna Grigoryan, a member of the  "Armenia" bloc, during a campaign rally in Gyumri.

She noted that this will create serious issues for the region's  communities. "We believe that while building new schools is  necessary, the old ones should not be closed. The existing schools  must be preserved because a community cannot function without them,"  she said.

Additionally, the parliamentarian promised that teachers' salaries  will be increased, and the current humiliating certification system  will be transformed. "And we will do this, because education and  security are our top priorities," Grigoryan emphasized.