Education Minister Ligia Deka reacted on Wednesday after the incident at the school in the commune of Lamnes, Sibiu county, saying that she “absolutely regrets that the students were once again in a situation where they are at risk” due to outdated school infrastructure, Agerpres reports. She also referred to the Oorhei Sequoiss tragedy, where the watchdog’s report was completed.

• “It is absolutely unfortunate that students were again put in a situation where they are in danger because the school infrastructure is outdated. After the incident at Lamnesh High School, Almora structure in Sibiu district, according to our information, four students were slightly injured, they are only superficial injuries – from the information I had so far.

• The children were evaluated by the medical staff, I understand that they are fine. The incident took place in a building from 1936 in terms of construction date, which was rehabilitated about two decades ago.

• Now the school is included in the rehabilitation project, and I am absolutely convinced that the investment is primarily aimed at its safety, in order to have the maximum degree of safety for the children and for the teachers who work there,” said Minister Ligia Deka, at a press conference that took place in Bystrica.

The minister added that according to the information he has, the building in which the classroom ceiling collapsed does not appear to be at seismic risk, and that he is awaiting the results of an assessment made by the Sibiu County School Inspectorate.

• “The police opened a criminal investigation file on the commission of the crime of culpable bodily harm and the inspection of the Sibiu district school, which we contacted, is already conducting an inspection there, let’s see from the point of view of the obligations According to the education law, if everything was respected by the school management, as we know building administration is the responsibility of local public authorities.

• We are waiting for the results of these evaluations to know what the reasons were, I cannot predict. (…) From the information I have, it (the building does not) has no seismic risk,” Ligia Deka said.

Ligia Deca announces that the report of the control body has been completed in the case of the tragedy in Odorheiu Secuiesc, where two children died

The Minister of Education also referred to the incident last December in Odorheiu secuiesc, when part of the construction of a boarding school collapsed and two students lost their lives, noting that the report on the control bodies of the ministry was completed, which was transferred to the criminal investigation authorities, and in the educational unit was brought to disciplinary responsibility.

• “The report of the supervisory body of the Ministry of Education has been completed, it has been sent to the criminal investigation authorities, because there are aspects that do not belong to our competence and the investigation is ongoing there, so what we have collected is on the Line that we, the supervisory body, have sent to them and ordered a series of disciplinary investigations for those who were supposed to oversee student safety, from the perspective of school management.

• We did not publish the report, as it was submitted to the criminal investigation authorities, so we will not be able to make it public until the end of the investigation,” said Ligia Deka.

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• The ceiling of a classroom in a school in Sibiu collapsed. Four students injured / building built in 1936 and last renovated in 2004 / police open criminal case

• The tragedy of Odorheiu Secuiesc: the Minister of Education visited there: the responsibility for ensuring the safety of the building is divided between the Archdiocese and the City Hall. The building was not assessed / The owner of the company that performed work in the boarding school was detained / What is the condition of the injured teenage girls