‘If the temperature in the schools and kindergartens of Polevskoy drops below 16 degrees centigrade above zero, they will have to be closed. The temperature in the buildings meant for children must comply with the norms. Given that there are 18 schools and 21 kindergartens in the town at the moment, almost 10,000 children will not be able to attend classes or go to day care,’ says Olga Schwartzman, Deputy Head of Education Board of Polevskoy.

In the meantime, the town is actually likely to have no heating this winter.