AL-HOUTHI DEPRIVES 65,000 STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS

SANA'A, Oct. 22 (Saba) - Rebellion of Houthi has resulted in the
deprivation of about 65,000 students from their right to study,
Education Minister Abdul-Salam al-Jawfi said on Thursday.

Al-Jawfi told the state-run 26sep.net that students and teachers
could not arrive to school, affirming that about 35,000 students
from various grades are studying currently in the displaced camps.

As the displaced have left their homes without taking their school
documents, the students accepted without considering their documents.

The Ministry in cooperation with UNICEF, the National Committee to
Support Displaced and the local authority are to open and outfit
some spaces in the displaced comps to be ready to receive students.

Houthi rebels in northern Yemen have seized teachers, dismissed tens
of students and took over 63 schools to station there and fight the
troops.

Local officials said the rebels forced educators to teach their
curricula and ideology.

Meantime, the army is continuing its offensives against the Houthi
followers that started in early August.

September was the deadliest for the rebels since the war started in
August as more than 300 Houthi fighters were reported killed only
during the second of the month.

Many areas have been cleansed of the insurgents, with many of the
rebels surrendering and others arrested.

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