# Russia’s top court says school unlawfully blocked student from continuing after ninth grade

https://mins.news/en/item/30928

- Meduza, 2026-08-24 19:49 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/24/russia-has-been-steering-ninth-graders-toward-vocational-college-instead-of-regular-high-school-the-country-s-top-court-just-ruled-that-one-school-went-too-far-by-outright-refusing-a-student

> Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that a school unlawfully refused to enroll a student in 10th grade after he completed ninth grade. The court said completing general education is not grounds for expulsion. The student’s mother, Valentina Berseneva, sought a place in a general-education class after the school offered only specialized tracks. The court overturned three lower-court rulings and invalidated the expulsion order.