A transport service is being organised for children in wheelchairs to take them to Gymnasium №36 in Mykolaiv

A school bus in Mykolaiv, August 2019, archive photo by NikVesti

In Mykolaiv, there are plans to organise transport for children with special educational needs who use wheelchairs to Gymnasium №36. To this end, the local community has already purchased a specially equipped school bus.

The issue was discussed during a meeting of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, according to NikVesti.

As explained by the Department of Education, the draft resolution aims to ensure the right of children with special educational needs to receive an education in safe and accessible conditions.

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To this end, the Mykolaiv City Territorial Community has purchased a school bus fitted with special seats for transporting children who use wheelchairs.

Currently, these children live in various districts of the city. They will be offered places at Gymnasium №36, which is fully adapted to the needs of pupils with reduced mobility.

«Gymnasium №36 is equipped and has all the facilities required for the education of such children. It has a lift, ramps and specially adapted toilet facilities — in other words, everything necessary for their education,» the Department of Education reported.

According to officials, there are currently more than 20 children who use wheelchairs. The draft resolution sets out the procedure for transporting them to the school.

As a reminder, there are plans to transfer 3.69 million hryvnias from Mykolaiv’s budget to the regional budget to co-fund the purchase of school buses for the city’s educational institutions.