Mikheil Chkhenkel: "No matter how difficult it may be to discuss other issues today, based on the interests of our children, we must direct our knowledge and experience towards improving the education system."

At the plenary session of the Parliament, in the format of the Minister's Hour, the hearing of Mikheil Chkhenkeli, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, is underway. The Minister once again expressed his condolences to Luka Siradze's family and noted that the psychologists of the Resource Officer Service are working on an ongoing basis to help students overcome stress.

“First of all, I would once again like to express my profound sorrow over the tragic death of the 15-year-old teenager. I extend my condolences to the family members, friends, classmates of the deceased, and our entire society. Psychologists from the Psycho-Social Service Center of the Ministry's Resource Officer Service are working with the students of “Green School”, Public Schools No. 100 and No. 169 to help them overcome this immense stress.

A 24-hour hotline for psychological counseling services operates within the Ministry, and during working hours, the hotlines of the Psycho-Social Service Center and the Monitoring Department are also operational.

No matter how difficult it may be to discuss any other issue today, it is precisely the interests of our children that demand we direct all our knowledge and experience toward improving the education system.“ — stated Mikheil Chkhenkeli during his speech in Parliament.