Parents of students staged a sit-in in front of the Jizah Education Directorate building against the decision to feminize Hay Al-Barak School.
Country:
Jordan
Date:
05/09/2021
Description:
Parents of students staged a sit-in in front of the Jizah Education Directorate building against the decision to turn Hay Al-Barak school into a school for girls only. Before, the school was a mixed school for the sixth grade, and it was a school for boys from the seventh to the tenth grade. Boys will now have to go to another school, which is 4 kilometers away.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice / Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
One off
State response:
N/A
Location:
Amman