{"id":767,"date":"2017-10-25T16:07:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T16:07:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-10-25T16:07:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T16:07:20","slug":"saudi-education-ministry-to-dismiss-staff-and-close-schools-after-student-absentee-rate-reached-unacceptable-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/announcements\/saudi-education-ministry-to-dismiss-staff-and-close-schools-after-student-absentee-rate-reached-unacceptable-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Ministry Will  Dismiss Staff and Close Schools After Student Absentee Rate in Saudi Schools Reached UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Headmasters would be sacked at any time of the year if he\/she cannot reduce student absenteeism and \u00a0if student absentee levels are not monitored properly, said Moubarak Al Asseimy, Spokesperson of Saudi Education Ministry, \u00a0reported by Al Sabq news.<\/p>\n<p>This may also include closing of private schools if the situation prolongs. \u00a0After ministry supervision visits to schools , the ministry has \u00a0found that the level of absenteeism \u00a0in some schools were just<strong> UNACCEPTABLE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other New Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a01.Reducing public subsidies for schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a02.Preventing tuition \u00a0fee increase by schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a03.Not allowing new students to enroll \u00a0in these schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a05.Revoking \u00a0schools licenses if needed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s\u00a0Next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Saudi education ministry may also publish absentee rate at private schools on its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Upon recommendation from Study Committee, the deputy minister also approved the closure of a school south of Riyadh due to really high level of absentee students \u2013 <strong>97%!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It also sacked 4 headmasters of a private secondary school for boys and one private school for girls in eastern Riyadh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully these measures will prove effective and student will look forward to come to school!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Headmasters would be sacked at any time of the year if he\/she cannot reduce student absenteeism and \u00a0if student absentee levels are not monitored properly, said Moubarak Al Asseimy, Spokesperson of Saudi Education Ministry, \u00a0reported by Al Sabq news. 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