West Bank & Jerusalem
Palestinian private schools in Jerusalem strike over teacher entry ban.
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Private schools across occupied Jerusalem began a strike Tuesday morning, shutting down classes as the academic year opened, Shehab Wire reported. The action protests Israeli occupation authorities' decision to bar numerous teachers and staff members from entering the city to work.
The timing of the strike—coinciding with the start of the school year—compounds disruption to Palestinian students' education. School administrators have faced mounting obstacles in staffing classrooms, with occupation forces blocking educators from the West Bank from crossing into Jerusalem to teach.
