Three students in Turkey’s southern Hatay province have been suspended after hanging posters protesting the removal and reappointment of teachers at their school.
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| Students in Turkey’s Hatay province suspended after protesting teachers’ removal, reappointment The three students in question were suspended for three days from Hatay’s Osman Ötken Anadolu High School for ‘posting illegal banners’. The banners posted by the students featured slogans such as “We are satisfied with our teachers, are you?”, “If you can’t afford to pay them, at least don’t violate their rights”, and “Students will ask questions.” The parents of the three students responded to the disciplinary proceedings, accusing the school administration of threats, discrimination, and violation of the childrens’ rights. |
The three students in question were suspended for three days from Hatay’s Osman Ötken Anadolu High School for ‘posting illegal banners’.
The banners posted by the students featured slogans such as “We are satisfied with our teachers, are you?”, “If you can’t afford to pay them, at least don’t violate their rights”, and “Students will ask questions.”
The parents of the three students responded to the disciplinary proceedings, accusing the school administration of threats, discrimination, and violation of the childrens’ rights.
One parent alleged that the school’s principal had insulted the students saying “If Atatürk were here, he would spit on your faces.”
‘Project schools’
The high school, located in Hatay’s regional capital of Antakya, is one of Turkey’s ‘project schools’, which have been subjected to dismissals and reappointments of teachers in recent months.
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In Istanbul this past April, major demonstrations by high school students occurred after teachers from prominent ‘project schools’ were dismissed or reappointed to other schools.
‘Project schools’ are a group of around 30 elite high schools across Turkey offering programs in specialized areas such as sport, computer science, social sciences, and engineering. Approximately 20,000 teachers working at these schools were affected by the changes in April.
Written/translated for Medyascope by Leo Kendrick
