Parents of Baku schoolchildren complained about non-payment of benefits.

Parents of schoolchildren at a Baku special school have not received state benefits for children with disabilities for five months, according to complaints from parents. The city's education department reported on an inspection.

Parents of children with disabilities attending Special School No. 3 in Baku's Nizami District complained that state benefits for students have not been paid for five months, Media.az reported on November 18.

The school has 780 students. According to parents, they have repeatedly contacted the school's financial department, but have received no information.

School teachers confirmed the five-month delay in payment of benefits. The educational institution reported that following the director's dismissal, a deputy director for educational and training work has been appointed acting director, but the publication was unable to contact her.

A representative of the city's education department reported that an investigation is underway into the delay in payment of benefits to students at the special school, the publication states.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in May 2023, residents of the village of Shongar in the Garadagh district, located 30 kilometers from Baku, held a protest demanding that their social problems be addressed. The village has no school, kindergarten, or medical facility, they said.

Due to the lack of a kindergarten and school in Shongar, mothers are forced to stay home with their children, and schoolchildren have to hitchhike to the neighboring village for school. But the authorities have ignored the problem for years, residents complained. The officials countered that resolving these issues is beyond the control of village and district authorities.