Belarusian Parents Have Protested Against New Rules Governing Searches Of Students
21- 29.08.2026, 20:30
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"It's not a school—it's a maximum-security prison."
Starting September 1, 2026, a new policy will take effect in Belarusian schools: selective inspection of students’ personal belongings and backpacks. Previously, the mandatory presence of parents was required to inspect minors. But under the new rules (Council of Ministers Resolution No. 307), the presence of a teacher is sufficient. Unsurprisingly, social media “exploded.” Parents of schoolchildren are in shock, writes UDF.
One of the first to “bring up” this topic on Threads was a user with the nickname valeria_olegovna98:
“Belarus!!! Have you seen the new changes in schools starting September 1? What do you think about the upcoming random searches?”
The responses weren’t long in coming...
juliafrombelarus:
“I’m against it! This violates the Constitution! A teacher doesn’t represent a student’s interests—they’re not a parent. It’s not a school, but a strict-regime detention center...”
personallife622:
“Strongly opposed. I’ll warn the homeroom teacher to contact me. Searches only in my presence...”
nataliauz01:
“I’m glad my kids have grown up. I’m very happy...”
his_despair:
“Only in the presence of parents...”
blackswan7901:
“No way. I’m furious. So now some random, shady security guard is going to search minors? It reeks of ped**ophilia...”
volya.nevolya:
“By law, only a search of belongings is permitted. A personal search is allowed only in the presence of parents. But I’m against this law anyway...”
But there were also some optimists among the commenters.
nataliamakoed:
“Come on, calm down. They’ll actually only search students as a last resort—in cases of strange, inappropriate behavior or if someone’s trying to sneak in a suspicious item. Or if a student tries to sneak into school without a pass and acts rudely, or goes out onto the street during class, for example. I don’t think either the administration or the teachers need that...”
je.suis.nastassia:
“It doesn’t make any difference at all. I have nothing to hide—let them look. When we go to large public events, they search us too, but everyone—not just randomly selected people. So I don’t see a problem at all...”
nastya_chernyak.cake:
“Do you want to read news stories about a stabbing at a school or something like that?”
Politics inevitably came up as well.
dimazh37:
“Random searches mean that the children of ordinary people will always be searched, while the children of—you know who—will never be?
just_drbreath:
“If they’re going to search thoroughly, then they need to search everyone; otherwise, we won’t be able to defeat this evil.”
Those with doubts also spoke up.
dyakova_yv:
“I haven’t figured out how I feel about this yet. On one hand, I kind of get where this is coming from. Kids bring just about anything to school. Knives, vapes, and even beer. On the other hand, it just doesn’t feel very Christian…”
It looks like the next decree from the Belarusian Council of Ministers is coming—personal searches by teachers. And then alcohol, vapes, and drugs definitely won’t make their way into schools.
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