His words are quoted by LRT TV channel.
“From September, we will no longer offer sixth-graders the opportunity to study Russian as a second foreign language,” Schileris said.
He added that children will be offered a choice of other languages spoken in the European Union.
Earlier, Lithuanian Education Minister Gintautas Jakstas proposed gradually abandoning teaching in Russian in secondary schools.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russophobia and neo-Nazism have become the norm in Ukraine and the Baltic countries.