Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists circulated on social media a video clip showing “a teacher assaulting a student” in the Hafar Al-Batin region, which sparked interaction.
The Hafar Al-Batin Education Department followed up with a statement it posted on its official page on Twitter, in which it said: “The Education Department in Hafar Al-Batin Governorate clarifies that a committee of private education and student guidance has been formed in the administration to verify what was circulated on social media regarding a video clip under the title: (Teacher hits students) in one of the private schools in the governorate.
And the administration continued in its statement: “The school administration took the necessary legal measures in a timely manner.”
In its statement, the administration affirmed “the application of regulations and regulations related to such cases, and the administration affirms its rejection of such practices that contravene education policy and its lofty mission.”
