CHILDREN BORN ONLY IN 2001 TO BE FIRST GRADE PUPILS THIS YEAR

Yerevan municipality has issued assignments to respective bodies to ensure "smooth functioning" of schools and be prepared for the educational year, Yerevan Deputy Mayor Kamo Areyan told a briefing today speaking about preparatory days for September.

In his words, Yerevan Water is assigned to ensure uninterrupted water supply to schools. The Armenian Electric Networks got an assignment to check and make inventory of energy supply in schools. Other organizations got orders to improve the areas in the vicinities of schools.

Kamo Areyan also mentioned that 10 Days of Safe Traffic has been announced by a road police representative in relation with the new educational year.

Speaking about first grade students' school acceptance, the deputy mayor said that, unlike last year, this year the acceptance to first grades will be only for children born in 2001.