Riyadh Schools Moved Online for a Week, No Reason Given Amid Houthi Attacks
- Schools in Riyadh have been ordered to suspend in-person classes for one week and move students to the Madrasati remote-learning platform.
- The order also applies to teaching, educational, and administrative staff, with families notified through schools’ approved communication channels.
- Saudi authorities had not publicly explained the decision, and the Ministry of Education had not announced it when the report was published.
- The decision followed reported drone and missile interceptions amid rising attacks on Saudi Arabia, though the report did not directly link the move to those events.
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Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to switch to remote learning for a week, according to reports seen by AFP.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Il-hwan = Schools in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where attacks by pro-Iranian Houthi rebels are continuing, have switched to remote learning for a week...
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Saudi authorities have decided to switch to distance learning in schools in the capital, Riyadh, for a full week, from Sunday to Thursday. Parents received official messages from their children's schools informing them of the shift to virtual learning via the "My School" platform and other approved educational platforms. The messages …
Parents of students in the Saudi capital Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday informing them of the hastily made decision to switch to remote learning for a week.
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