Who will get the orphanage?

The fifth orphanage for deaf and hard of hearing children may be closed tomorrow - this issue will be considered by deputies of the City Duma. If the orphanage is closed, then all children and staff from a separate building will be transferred to the vacant wing of special correctional boarding school No. 15. According to rumors, the vacant building may go to the Center of Siberian Folklore. The orphanage staff is against this. Now in the fifth orphanage there are 27 hearing-impaired and deaf children, and there are more than thirty places. Understaffing is one of the reasons why a unique preschool institution is being closed, although the correctional orphanage is the only one in the region. According to teachers, there are few children here due to poor initial diagnosis. Children often end up here as young as five years old and have had hearing problems since birth. A year ago, on the basis of the orphanage, it was proposed to create a kindergarten for 80 places, which would partially solve the problem with the queue of thousands of people in preschool institutions. The orphanage staff agreed then.
Teachers believe that the two-story building has all the conditions for the correctional work and life of disabled preschool children. But the fact that adult children will come here to dance and sing does not suit them. And the conditions of their new location in boarding school No. 15, according to the orphanage staff, are not entirely convenient.
Another reason for the decision to close the orphanage is an attempt to preserve the building as city property. From January 1 of next year, all orphanages will be under the jurisdiction of the region, along with their buildings and staff. This means that the city will lose good premises. This reason is recognized in the Tomsk Department of Education. The head of city education, Igor Khutoryansky, considers the decision to move the orphanage justified and correct, not only because of the building.
At first, however, he insisted on creating a kindergarten in the vacant building, but now he has changed his mind.
Almost five hundred children study at the Center of Siberian Folklore - this is the pride of the region with original groups known throughout Russia. For the director of this additional education institution, it is very important to find a building in the city center. They have already been offered several options in the Sibiryak cultural center and city schools, but, according to Natalya Mikhailovna, the building of orphanage No. 5 is the best option.
The question of who will get the premises of the orphanage will be decided by deputies of the City Duma at the next meeting tomorrow. You will have to choose between hearing-impaired children and talented children studying at the center of Siberian folklore.