The mayor of Sofia requested for yet another day of Christmas holiday for the scholars –

The Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Vasil Terziev, will suggest to the Minister of Training and Science January 3, 2025. to be declared a non-school day right through the rustic. This used to be introduced via the Metropolitan Municipality on Friday.

Then again, the MES refused with the argument that the times off all through the varsity yr are made up our minds earlier than the varsity yr starts.

An afternoon previous, “Save Sofia” introduced that they submitted an offer to the mayor for every other Christmas and New 12 months vacation, however simplest in Sofia.

Consistent with the Preschool and Faculty Training Act, the mayor of the municipality can claim as much as 3 faculty days as non-school days in a single faculty yr, however simplest in case of ordinary/unexpected cases or for the day of birthday party of the municipality’s vacation, after notifying the pinnacle of the Regional Management of Training – Sofia-city.

“Since January 3, Friday, is the one faculty day within the week of December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025, which might create inconveniences now not just for households within the Capital Municipality, but additionally for the ones within the territory of the rustic, with the idea now not just for the scholars of Sofia, however for all kids, Mayor Terziev will make an offer to the Minister of Training. We are hoping that this may get advantages each the paintings of lecturers and scholars, in addition to the private plans of households”says the message from the municipality.

Vasil Terziev’s first and, for now, remaining determination to claim a non-schooling however provide day used to be for September 17. It used to be introduced the night time of yesterday and led to chaos within the gadget – some faculties introduced that youngsters would attend as same old, others referred to as them for a couple of hours, and nonetheless others introduced that there can be no categories. This left folks of more youthful kids scrambling to seek out any person to appear after them on the remaining minute whilst they have been at paintings.

In the meantime, the mayor of Stara Zagora, Zhivko Todorov, has already declared January 3 as non-school day for faculties within the municipality.