5 thousand for each student .. Al-Houthi imposes additional ministerial exams for "investment"
English - Wednesday 26 October 2022 الساعة 10:27 am
Sana'a, NewsYemen, private:
The Houthi militia in Sanaa surprised parents and school students with what it called unified central tests for grades (sixth, seventh, and eighth) that it intends to conduct in violation of the education laws in Yemen, and earn millions of riyals from it.
Amidst the objections of the majority of teachers to the procedure, which was described as arbitrary and ill-considered, educational sources in Sanaa revealed that elements of the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen - went to a number of Sanaa schools on Monday, October 24, 2022 , to prepare for the implementation of the alleged tests.
The sources indicated that the Houthi elements asked each student for 5,000 riyals (US$7) for the alleged entrance fees, threatening to deprive any student of entering the exams unless the money was handed over, which would constitute an additional burden on the shoulders of parents and citizens in Sana’a. and neighboring provinces.
Thus, a family with 4 students included in the Houthi decision will need 20,000 riyals (approximately 32 US dollars), in light of the worsening living conditions, cutting state employees' salaries, rising food prices and electricity and water tariffs.
Assuming that there are 80 students in one academic class, the estimated financial amount collected from this division is 400,000 riyals (equivalent to 24 thousand US dollars), and with an average of only 5 classes per class, the amount here amounts to two million riyals (approximately 120 thousand US dollars) per class. per school, multiplied by 3 virtual classrooms, with a total of 6 million riyals (equivalent to 360,000 US dollars) as an average calculation for one school.
By calculating the number of public and private schools covered by the Houthi improvised decision, it can be said that the Houthi militia will collect from the new dose billions of riyals, at a time when education staff and workers in the education sector are starving, including teachers.
Last Saturday, the Houthi militia announced its intention to implement what it called the unified central tests for grades "sixth, seventh, and eighth" and to form control and correction committees.
The Houthi leader, who was appointed Minister of Education, Yahya al-Houthi, stressed on Wednesday, October 19, the "importance of concerted efforts and for everyone to feel the responsibility entrusted to them to ensure the improvement of the performance level of the various sectors of the ministry." He called for translating what he described as "guidances" that came in the speech of his brother, the group's leader, "during the inauguration of the local development program into practical reality."
