KUWAIT CITY, Oct 6: A new problem has cropped up in the Education Ministry, reports Al-Shahed daily.
According to the daily female teachers who have been hired from Syria organized a sit-in at the Ministry’s premises because the ministry has refused to honor their contract.
According to their contract they can bring into the country their husbands and children to live with them.
The teachers reportedly met with the Undersecretary of the ministry and appealed him to put an end to their plight. They also called on him to honor the contract which has been signed between the two parties.
The teachers have also requested the Syrian Embassy in Kuwait to intervene on their behalf and end their ‘suffering’ as soon as possible.

Protesting students seek ouster of minister: Hundreds of students gathered Thursday in front of the Ministry of Education headquarters to demand the ouster of Education and Higher Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting sources.
The students protested against decisions on the modification of the grading and examination systems in schools, while threatening to hold another demonstration next Thursday if their demands are not met.
Sources revealed the minister will meet a delegation representing the students to discuss their demands, either on Sunday or Monday next week. Sources said securitymen were deployed to the scene and their vehicles were used to block entrances to the ministry.
Students flocked to the location and each arriving group shouted their slogans, while being cheered by those who arrived earlier. They demanded for the cancellation of decision taken by the Public Education Sector on moving forward the examination dates in all educational levels, which provoked the ire of the directors of educational districts, other education officials, parents and students.
According to the students, the decision is an attempt to prevent them from getting high marks for them not to enter the university, which can no longer accommodate the rising number of students. The minister promised to review the decisions in the upcoming meeting of the Undersecretaries Council and requested for a grace period of one week to resolve the crisis.
Meanwhile, a group, which represents the students, later met Undersecretary Tamadhar Al-Saidrawi and Assistant Undersecretary for Public Education Affairs Mona Al-Loghani. Both officials tried to justify the decision despite the refusal of the students to listen to their explanation.