Convicted persons are not permitted to be school principals

People with previous convictions may be prohibited from holding leadership positions in the general secondary education system.  This is stated in the draft law developed by the Ministry of Public Education.

This draft law was posted on the portal for discussion of regulatory legal documents on 8 November this year, and the discussion will continue until 23 November.

According to the project, in addition to those with previous convictions, the following people will also be restricted from being appointed to the leadership position in general secondary schools:

• persons declared by the court to be incompetent or have limited legal capacity;
• persons registered in psychiatric or narcology institutions;
• persons suffering from a disease that prevents them from carrying out leadership activities in the general secondary education system;
• persons who have been previously convicted of an intentional crime (regardless of whether the conviction was terminated or removed);
• persons who have committed (intentionally) crimes that have been terminated without the issue of guilt in criminal cases being resolved.

We remind you that according to the "National program for the development of public education in 2022-2026" approved by the presidential decree, the normative legal documents limiting the appointment of persons who have been brought to criminal responsibility to leadership positions in the public education system change is set.