"In response to the appeal of Anna Kuznetsova, the children's rights commissioner under the President of Russia, the Ministry of Education of Russia announced its readiness to maintain federal statistical records of children enrolled in educational institutions and, on the appointment of a doctor, in need of special nutrition, information about which is provided by the parents," the message says. ...

According to Kuznetsova, such registration of children "is not necessary as an end in itself, it is necessary and important for the development of the nutritional system of children in educational institutions as a whole."

Earlier, State Duma Deputy Ivan Sukharev proposed to allow parents of students in grades 1-4 to replace breakfast in schools with an annual payment for the purchase of food.

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