«It would be good if you gave an assessment of what happened,» the woman said during the meeting.

A representative of the city education department stated that, following inspections, the principal of one of the schools had been dismissed, while investigations into the other cases are ongoing.

Presidential Representative Elkinbek Ashyrbaev stressed that education officials bear moral responsibility for what happens in schools. «If such things happen in schools, what future will children have?» he said.

In April 2026, authorities reported that a teacher in Tokmok was suspected of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl. Police opened a criminal case under the article «Rape,» and the suspect was detained for two months. According to the city education department, the teacher was dismissed, while the school principal reportedly went on sick leave after the incident.