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Ministry of Education: Students are allowed not to attend school classes

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Due to the extraordinary circumstances with the coronavirus outbreak in Bulgaria and the prevention measures to limit its spread, in all schools in Bulgaria that are not in a "flu vacation", students are released from attending school at the discretion of their parents. This was announced early this morning by the press centre of the Ministry of Education.

Currently, schools in a number of cities and districts in Bulgaria remain closed over the official "flu vacation", including schools in Sofia, Varna, Ruse, Lovech, Yambol, municipalities of Silistra, Tutrakan, Sliven, Kotel, and the districts of Pernik and Vratsa.





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