A request has been made to suspend the contest to appoint the head of the „Academia Copiilor” Theoretical High School in Chișinău until checks into the alleged collection of 9,000 lei from parents for each student are completed. According to the Ministry of Education and Research, its Ethics Council decided to request the suspension on 6 November 2026.
What is being requested regarding the contest?
The Ethics Council is asking the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport of the Chișinău Municipal Council to suspend the contest until its examination of the case is complete. The request does not confirm that the procedure for selecting the principal has been halted.
According to the Ministry of Education and Research, some of the candidates for the position of principal are named in the complaint. The Council considers that the contest procedure should be resumed after the reported facts have been clarified.
What stage have the checks reached?
The examination of the alleged money collection began on 18 September, after the Ministry of Education and Research took up the case on its own initiative. At the meeting on 26 October, representatives of the high school administration and the homeroom teacher of the class concerned were heard.
The case is still under examination, and the ministry describes the money collection as an alleged act, not a definitive finding. The Ministry of Education and Research is asking the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport to examine the reported facts as a priority and send it the documents concerning the examination of the case.
What does this mean for you?
Parents cannot be required to make financial contributions in public education, the Ministry of Education and Research’s Ethics Council reminds them. The ministry notes that public education is free.
Voluntary contributions must be administered transparently through legally established structures. Parents’ choice to contribute or not must be respected and must not affect how students are treated.
Sources
- Ministerul Educației și Cercetării — Consiliul de etică al MEC cere DGETS Chișinău să suspende concursul pentru funcția de director al Liceului „Academia Copiilor”, pe durata verificărilor privind presupusa colectare de bani de la părinți
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- Pe 6 noiembrie 2026, Consiliul de etică al MEC a decis să solicite DGETS suspendarea concursului pentru funcția de director al Liceului Teoretic „Academia Copiilor”. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- Cazul examinat privește presupusa colectare de la părinți a câte 9.000 de lei pentru fiecare elev. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- Examinarea cazului a început pe 18 septembrie 2026, în urma autosesizării MEC. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- Pe 26 octombrie 2026, Consiliul de etică a audiat reprezentanții administrației liceului și diriginta clasei vizate. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- Potrivit MEC, printre candidații la funcția de director se află persoane vizate în sesizare. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- MEC afirmă că DGETS a continuat concursul în pofida unei solicitări anterioare de suspendare. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- MEC solicită DGETS examinarea prioritară a faptelor și transmiterea documentelor privind examinarea cazului. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
- Consiliul de etică reamintește că învățământul public este gratuit, contribuțiile nu pot fi impuse, iar alegerea părinților nu poate afecta tratamentul elevilor. — Ministerul Educației și Cercetării
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