NNA – Caretaker Minister of Education, Dr. Abbas Al-Halabi, on Wednesday toured a number of secondary and public schools in Nabatieh and its towns.

"We’re here with senior Ministry of Education officials to inspect the condition of schools in Nabatieh and its surroundings,” the Education Minister said.

“Every day poses a challenge for us to meet new requirements and overcome difficulties. My great hope is that with the cooperation of the local community, the governorate, the region’s representatives, civil associations, and donors we will be able to preserve public schools because they’re a great need. The longer the economic and living crises persist, the more the need for public schools increases,” Halabi added while acknowledging teachers’ rights, especially amid the dire economic circumstances that the nation endures.

========================R.H.