School-leaving ceremony in a penal colony
A school-leaving ceremony took place in a penal colony #1 of the Vitebsk city (Belarus). 48 convicted who had attended a secondary school in the colony received their leavings.
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Today 48 convicted of the Vitebsk colony #1 received their leavings.
All underages in Belarusian prisons attend secondary schools. When they finish high school they can work or apply for a university -- of course, after release. Also, the imprisoned can study at polytechnic colleges straight in their prisons if the ones are established.
Some school-leavers were released several days before their finals but they preferred to take the exams in the colony school because of familiar teachers and class-mates.
During ceremony of receiving leavings the leavers heard many warm words from their teachers. But the main sense of these speeches was: You have to prove that you are not just educated people, but people themselves.
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- date:14 June 2009
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A school-leaving ceremony took place in a penal colony #1 of the Vitebsk city (Belarus). 48 convicted who had attended a secondary school in the colony received their leavings.
Details
- id:86999
- date:14 June 2009
- dimensions:2.13 x 1.6 in. (640 x 480 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:955.66 KB
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