“Since the beginning of December, there has been no heating in half of the school. After the winter holidays, the situation has not changed; it is still cold in the classrooms. The weather forecast for the coming days reports severe frosts, but no actions have been taken. In the classroom where six-year-old children study, classes start at 07:30. The temperature in the room was low, and the children were sitting in their outerwear. Everyone started getting sick,” they shared.
According to the parents, they have already filed complaints with the city hall.
“Since a lot of time has passed, the school principal has not provided any comments or informed us. I have contacted the Department of Education, the city hall, and 'Bishkekteploset'. In their responses, I was told that no official complaints regarding the heating at school No. 26 had been received. This indicates that the school administration did not notify the relevant authorities and effectively ignored the problem,” one mother expressed her dissatisfaction.
It seems that the health and safety of children are of no concern to anyone.
Official response from the city hall
In the Department of Education of Bishkek city hall, Kaktus.media was informed that there were indeed heating problems in several classrooms on the first floor of school No. 26. The emergency service of the city hall's Construction and Maintenance Department has already carried out the necessary work to eliminate the malfunctions.“At the moment, the heating system is functioning at full capacity, and the school administration has been instructed to monitor the temperature in the premises. A complete replacement of heating devices has been carried out in eight classrooms, and partially in four. The heating systems in the foyer, corridors, and sanitary facilities on the first floor have also been updated. All identified malfunctions have been eliminated,” the department reported.
The following work was completed during the repairs:
- 125 m² of piping replaced;
- 40 heating radiators installed, including 35 radiators with ten sections each, one radiator with six sections, and four radiators with 13 sections;
- circulation pump replaced.
