Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 22 Irans schools will open on Saturday for the first day of the new academic year. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Sep. 22 Irans schools will open on Saturday for the first day of the new academic year.
Irans Education Ministry has announced that the country has more that 14.1 million school pupils, a one percent decrease from the number of schoolchildren in 2005.
Earlier this week, Tehran police chief Brigadier General Morteza Talai announced the formation of a new Youth Police which will be present in schools across the Iranian capital.
The Education Ministry has also announced a ban on male teachers from teaching in all-girls schools.
The new regulations will take effect from the beginning of the new academic year, Irans deputy Education Minister said.
