Lebanon's Education Ministry Partially Backtracks on Transferring Hsarat Secondary Students

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1. 1 Oct 2026, 19:46 The Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced, after a meeting held by Minister Rima Karami with the education administration and directors of basic and secondary education, and in response to parents' demands, that students of the first and second secondary grades will remain in the Hsarat middle school building, while students of the third secondary grade, all branches, will be transferred to Jbeil Secondary School, because the numbers of the third grade do not meet the legal condition to open classes, while working to legalize the status of the secondary school. This came after the ministry had decided to transfer all secondary education stages in the town of Hsarat to Jbeil Secondary School.
2. 1 Oct 2026, 21:44 The Hsarat body in the Free Patriotic Movement welcomed the retreat from the decision to close the secondary section at the Jawad Asii Official School, after a broad movement led by political, educational and social figures in the town. It considered the step a victory for the town's residents' right to education and for ensuring the continuity of the educational institution, and thanked Minister of Education Rima Karami, MP Edgar Traboulsi, and all who contributed to achieving the demand.

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