Schools out until August … October – Schools prepared to house deportees

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KUWAIT CITY, March 19, (Agencies): Kuwait Government decided Thursday to allow grade 12 to resume studies by next August and the remaining grades in October, part of the State’s efforts to preserve well-being of students amidst spread of coronavirus (COVID- 19) because health situation in coming 8-10 weeks was unsuitable.

Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi, at a joint news conference with government spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem, said some 38,000 students in grade 12 would resume on Aug 4.

He said the students would have 5-6 weeks to complete modified curricula until late September.

Al-Harbi said Grades 1-11 would resume studies on Oct 4. The start of next academic year would be in December, 2020, said Al-Harbi. He explained expatriate teachers and staff would be allowed to return to their countries until before resumption of studies.

Al-Mezrem said closure of public and private schools, colleges and universities would be extended and they would reopen on Tuesday, Aug 4. Al-Mezrem, meanwhile, said the government assigned the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to coordinate with the Public Authority for Industry and Kuwait Airways to import basis food needs.

It also assigned Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Health to set up a field hospital at the International Fairs Ground as soon as possible, he said.

Al-Mezrem said the government also assigned the MoD, MoH and relevant authorities to take legal action against people violating the communicable disease law.

Schools to house deportees
A number of schools in all governorates have been selected to house a large number of expatriates – expatriates who are caught for violating the residence and labor laws and those who do not abide by decisions recently issued by the Council of Ministers, reports Al-Rai daily.

The daily quoting reliable sources stated this is done in close coordination between several government institutions following a decision to organize campaigns to arrest the violators and take the necessary measures against them including deportation, especially since it is common knowledge that there are about 100,000 residence violators in the country.

The sources added those arrested will be directly deported administratively without detaining them at police stations as was previously before. The sources added, for this purpose the Ministry of Interior has formed a committee comprising Cabinet members and said those arrested will be fingerprinted and driven straight to the airport for deportation.

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