HOFUF — Social media sites in Saudi Arabia have been buzzing with the story of a student who was detained in a school classroom in the eastern city of Hofuf in the Al-Ahsa governorate. This let to prompt action on the part of the education authorities in the governorate who sacked the school director and his deputy. Director General of the Education Department in Al-Ahsa Hamad Al-Issa issued two decisions to terminate the services of the director and deputy director of Al-Mamoun Intermediate School in Hofuf after forming a committee to investigate the matter. The video clip showed the student's call for help from the window of a classroom on the second floor of the school after the end of the school hours. This revealed that the student was detained inside the school even after the school hours. After noticing the incident, the Education Department in Al-Ahsa announced that it had formed a specialized investigation committee on the basis of the video clip that was circulated on social media platforms and took disciplinary action against the school officials.
