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Partial Collapse at Tatarsk School No. 5 Prompts Transfer of 210 Students

Authorities report no injuries, with a negligence inquiry underway.

Overview

  • Classes for all students will shift to School No. 9 starting 22 September, a short walk from the damaged campus.
  • An emergency commission is working at the site, and a licensed survey will determine the building’s future.
  • By order of Governor Andrei Travnikov, regional education minister Maria Zhafyarova is traveling to evaluate the situation.
  • The structure dates to 1937 and had been cleared to open for the school year by the municipal administration.
  • A new 550-seat school is under construction in Tatarsk under a Novosibirsk regional program.