Romanian Education Min To Explain School Mgmt Appointment Order To PM

Asked whether she would conform to the prime minister's request to block the application of the order she passed Wednesday and which sets that school principals are appointed by the ministry instead of local school inspectorates, Andronescu said she will first have a talk with Boc and explain the act.

After she was accused by democrat liberal lawmakers of passing the act to leave room for political appointments in school management boards, Andronescu said on Antena 3 that she passed the order specifically to avoid appointments by political criteria and make sure school and kindergarten managers are selected based on professional criteria only.

Before the prime minister said he threatened to dismiss her, Andronescu had told a news conference she does not regret passing the order, but regrets not having explained it.

Boc said Friday he asked the education minister to cancel the order she passed recently entitling her to replace and appoint school principals, and said he would dismiss her if the act is applied.

Boc said he spoke to the education minister on the phone and asked her to cancel the order and added Andronescu assured him the act would not be applied.

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