Petnica Research Station director has resigned
Five former students of this elite institution for talented children survived sexual harassment
Tanja Adnadjevic, president of the Board of Directors of the Petnica Research Station, has told RTS that the institution's director Nikola Bozic submitted his resignation yesterday, and that the board supported that decision. Bozic confirmed the news today.
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He said that Petnica will be managed by the Board of Directors headed by President Dr. Tanja Adnadjevic until the appointment of a new director.
"The Board of Directors respects Director Nikola Bozic's decision to resign from his position out of the need to protect Petnica's integrity, as well as personal, moral and professional integrity. Realizing the seriousness of the situation that Petnica is in and the pressure to which all its statutory bodies are exposed, the Board of Directors headed by President Dr. Tanja Adnadjevic will manage the Petnica Research Station until the appointment of a new director and ensure its smooth operation," Bozic said in response to the portal B92.net, reports Tanjug.
According to what has been heard so far, five former students of this elite institution for talented children have survived sexual harassment.
The investigation is taking its course, and among those questioned is a former associate who is suspected of committing this type of violence against minor girls.
(Telegraf.rs)