Lviv Debunks Claims of Bullying Keeping 50,000 IDP Kids Out of Schools

Lviv officials have firmly denied social media claims that tens of thousands of internally displaced children are skipping school due to bullying. Andrii Zakaliuk, head of the city's Department of Education and Culture, called reports of '50,000 absent students' a gross distortion, citing official enrollment data. Over 4,600 displaced children are attending schools and kindergartens in Lviv, while the city hosts a total of approximately 12,000 internally displaced youth under 18. Zakaliuk stress