Simple celebration by parents outside school criticized by MPs
Joy over end of high-school exams
KUWAIT CITY, May 27: Overwhelmed with joy over the end of highschool exams, several parents held a simple celebration for their daughters outside a school in Adailiya area where a band was invited to perform.
However, the issue eventually became a matter of public opinion, especially after MPs Mohammad Hayef, Waleed Al-Tabtabaie and Hamdan Al-Azmi portrayed the simple event as a serious phenomenon that destroys society, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Ministry of Education is swarmed with a tide of noise from the MPs and issued a statement threatening to punish violators.
However, a legal source affirmed the lack of law violation in the celebration of students due to two reasons. He explained that the first reason is that the celebration was held outside the walls of the school due to which Ministry of Education has no right to investigate this matter. The second reason is that it was the parents who invited the musical bands. “Therefore, who will Ministry of Education hold accountable – the parents or the students?” the source asked.
Meanwhile, a number of MPs criticized the ceremony held by the students of Adailiya High School for Girls to express their joy over the end of the academic year.
The lawmakers urged Ministry of Education to hold the school administration and the organizers of the ceremony accountable.
In this regard, MP Walid AlTabtabaie asked the ministry to investigate with the director of the educational district and the principal of the school in front of which the students held the ceremony.
He stressed that the scenes that were obtained were inappropriate and that it was possible to prevent the band from performing in front of the school. On his part, MP Mohamed Hayef thanked the ministry for its statement, in which it denounced the behaviors of students.
However, he stressed that such a statement is not enough, insisting that the administration of the school should be held accountable for not informing authorities about such kind of parties.
In addition, MP Hamdan AlAzmi said the act of students dancing in front of a school should not pass unnoticed, insisting that authorities must take deterrent measures to preserve the customs and traditions of the Kuwaiti society.
Meanwhile, MPs Yusuf AlFadalah, Ahmed Al-Fadhl, Omar Al-Tabtabaei, Saleh Ashour and Salah Khorshid have presented a draft law to add a new article to Law No.19/2012 concerning the protection of national unity, reports Al-Qabas daily. The draft law stipulates one year imprisonment and a fine of KD 5000 or one of the two penalties against any Muslim who calls another Muslim an atheist or instigates others to call a Muslim an atheist, noting it makes no difference if the act is perpetrated in public via newspaper or magazine or social media.