Students in Karak school protest to demand principal’s return

By JT - Mar 18,2015 - Last updated at Mar 18,2015

AMMAN — Students, their parents and teachers at Qatraneh Elementary School in Karak organised a demonstration on Wednesday because the education directorate transferred its principal, Khawla Mazaydeh, to another school in the governorate, according to a Jordan Teachers Association statement.

Students raised placards with slogans urging the Karak education directorate to bring Mazaydeh back.

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