DAMMAM: The Ministry of Education has asked a house of expertise to produce a program to tackle schoolteachers committing offenses involving moral or doctrinal issues. An informed source told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that a procedural guide, due to be issued by the beginning of next year, advises on handling issues such as insulting religion and Islam, deviant thought, weapon possession, liquor and drugs, sexual harassment, abusing authority to engage in illicit relations, dishonesty, poor punctuality and commitment to working hours, forgery, bribery, embezzlement, striking and humiliating students, and private tuition. “Since 2006, the number of cases has increased dramatically and they have become so serious that they require urgent legal intervention,” the source said. “These practices are deviations from the culture of Saudi society.”
