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Schools Face 200 Lawsuits as Curriculum Goes Half-Military

6/30/2026

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Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov announced that from September 1 the “Fundamentals of Homeland Security and Defense” course will be half basic military training.
The curriculum will allocate at least 17 of the 34 annual hours to drills, drone operation, first-aid, firearm handling and grenade use.
Prosecutors filed more than 200 lawsuits in 2024 against schools without required military-training facilities such as shooting ranges.

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Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov announced that from September 1 the “Fundamentals of Homeland Security and Defense” course will be half basic military training.
The curriculum will allocate at least 17 of the 34 annual hours to drills, drone operation, first-aid, firearm handling and grenade use.
Prosecutors filed more than 200 lawsuits in 2024 against schools without required military-training facilities such as shooting ranges.