{"id":182417,"date":"2025-07-14T19:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182417"},"modified":"2025-07-14T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:09:44","slug":"price-of-protest-support-ministry-removed-director-of-machine-school-in-cacak-collective-stood-behind-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/price-of-protest-support-ministry-removed-director-of-machine-school-in-cacak-collective-stood-behind-him\/","title":{"rendered":"PRICE OF PROTEST SUPPORT: Ministry Removed Director of Machine School in \u010ca\u010dak, Collective Stood Behind Him!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The director of the Machine Technical School in \u010ca\u010dak, Mirko Lazovi\u0107, was <strong>dismissed today<\/strong> from his position, despite receiving the support of the School Board and the majority of employees, who consequently requested an urgent review of the Ministry of Education&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement from part of the school&#8217;s collective indicates that Vladan Poledica, an Informatics teacher at the &#8220;Ratko Mitrovi\u0107&#8221; Elementary School in \u010ca\u010dak, was appointed as the new director, even though he received fewer votes than Lazovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As stated, Lazovi\u0107 received <strong>94 votes<\/strong> from employees in the school elections, while Poledica received <strong>26 votes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employees of the Machine Technical School announced that the outgoing director Lazovi\u0107 has the <strong>legitimacy and support of the collective<\/strong> and that they will be &#8220;forced to take all legal steps to protect the integrity of the school and their rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collective of the Machine Technical School states that despite numerous pressures, the School Board respected the will of the collective and proposed Lazovi\u0107 to the Ministry of Education for director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03QjHE5AsxLbsRAJS7M24cXsfchHbv7EytiEpwvVsEtg6jm1CP8qgZkMpt4BwtotYl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"577\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Ministry, contrary to all democratic principles and without any explanation, appointed another candidate. We perceive this act as a <strong>political imposition of a solution<\/strong> outside the law and profession, which humiliates the collective, devalues the opinion and stance of the employees, the work of school bodies, and undermines trust in the education system,&#8221; reads the statement from the collective of the Machine Technical School in \u010ca\u010dak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority trade union of education workers in that city, &#8220;Education Union \u010ca\u010dak,&#8221; condemned the decision of the Minister of Education Dejan Vuk Stankovi\u0107 regarding the appointment of the director of the Machine Technical School, stating that it is &#8220;contrary to the will of the school collective and the School Board.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The union assessed that the selection of a candidate who received fewer than one-fifth of the employee votes and had fewer votes on the School Board confirms that the decision-makers&#8217; priority is not the well-being of the school, but the satisfaction of other interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/when-brigitte-macron-was-a-man-heres-what-frances-first-lady-looked-like-when-her-name-was-jean-michel-photos-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHEN BRIGITTE MACRON WAS A MAN: Here\u2019s What France\u2019s First Lady Looked Like When Her Name Was Jean-Michel! 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