Juvenile prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General defended the right of children to education in court by overturning the illegal decision of the Ternopil Regional Council to liquidate the Hrymailiv Sanatorium Boarding School.

Before its closure, it was the only school in the region for children with digestive system diseases, where education was combined with treatment and rehabilitation.

The decision to liquidate the institution, which had a history of nearly 70 years, was made by the Ternopil Regional Council without coordination with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and without conducting public hearings, that is, without considering the needs of the community and the interests of the children.

Prosecutors appealed to the administrative court demanding to recognize the decision of the regional council as illegal and to cancel the entry in the state register regarding the cessation of the school's activities. The court fully satisfied the claim. The appellate instance confirmed this decision on February 6, 2025.

After the decision gained legal force, the school was removed from the state of cessation in the Unified State Register. This decision creates conditions for the further restoration of the institution's activities and the return of children to education and rehabilitation.

“Thanks to the principled position of the prosecutors, we are protecting the right of children to education and preventing unjustified reductions in the network of educational institutions. This is just a part of the systemic work carried out by juvenile prosecutors. From 2021 to 2025, 44 lawsuits have been filed in courts to recognize as illegal and cancel the decisions of local government bodies regarding the liquidation and reorganization of educational institutions with a total value of over 74 million UAH. In total, nearly 9 thousand children studied in these institutions. The state ensures access to education for every child,” noted Olesya Voloshyna, Deputy Head of the Department for the Protection of Children's Interests and Prevention of Domestic Violence.