Valery Fadеev, head of the Presidential Council on Civil Society and…
Valery Fadеev, head of the Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights, proposed using fear-based education in schools to prevent youth from joining extremist activities, including showing disturbing stories of teenagers sentenced for terrorism and inviting law enforcement officials to speak directly to students.
Consensus
- Valery Fadеev, head of Russia's Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights (СПЧ), proposed using fear-based education to prevent youth from involvement in extremist activities.
- Fadеev suggested showing 'disturbing examples' of teenagers sentenced for terrorism to schoolchildren.
- He recommended that law enforcement officials, such as prosecutors and investigators, be invited into schools to speak directly to students.
- Fadеev argued that young people do not watch television or read newspapers, so direct in-school interventions are necessary.
- The goal of the proposed education is to make students feel nauseated by the idea of criminal involvement and to warn them that such actions can destroy their lives and families.
Points of divergence
- Fadеev specifically mentioned 'lessons on important topics' (Уроки о важном) as the platform for delivering these messages. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- After the start of the war against Ukraine, 754 minors were added to the list of 'terrorists and extremists' by Rosfinmonitoring, according to the 'First Department' human rights project and Parubets Analytics. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- As of June 7, the list included over 21,600 people, with 465 being minors. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Need to hammer it home». Head of the Presidential Council on the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens proposed scaring schoolchildren with stories about teenagers convicted of terrorism — The Moscow Times
- So that they get sick of it: head of the Ombudsman's Council proposed constantly telling schoolchildren about teenagers convicted of terrorism — Новая газета Европа