Court rejects petition to expel expats from public schools

KUWAIT: The court of first instance rejected a petition demanding that enrollment in public schools is made completely exclusive for Kuwaitis. However, lawyers who forwarded the petition have already announced plans to appeal the verdict. The comprehensive court had ruled that this case falls out of its jurisdiction. Although expatriates are generally not allowed to enroll their children in public schools, exemptions are made to those working in certain departments such as the ministries of education and health.

Weather forecast

Meteorologist Essa Ramadhan said that the weather is expected to remain warm and moderate during the day and cool during the night this week. Scattered clouds, dry weather and southeasterly winds are expected from Thursday onwards following a drop in temperature, he added.

Lawyer acquitted

The appeals court exonerated a Kuwaiti lawyer of joining Hezbollah. However, the suspect remains in jail as he is serving a five-year sentence for spreading false news in which he claimed that a Bangladeshi cleaning worker has impersonated a Kuwaiti doctor in a local public hospital.

Allegations

Head of the teaching faculty society at Kuwait University Dr Ibrahim Al-Humoud said that an investigation must be launched into allegations made by a local newspaper, claiming that an unauthorized Indian magazine published papers based on which some of faculty members were promoted.