Deputy Lantratova proposed expanding the staff of school educational psychologists. A copy of the appeal addressed to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is at RT’s disposal.
“An increase in the number of episodes of school bullying leads to negative consequences, such as antisocial behavior of students, the development of mental disorders, and a tendency to child suicide,” she said. By 2023, schools are experiencing a shortage of educational psychologists of 55 thousand employees, according to the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.