New School Year Begins for 15 Million Students

Date: 25 September 2021 - 21:51

News ID: ۹۴۸۰۱

TEHRAN -- Some 15 million students on Saturday started the new school year in Iran, where President Ebrahim Raisi stressed that no one should be left behind in having access to education.
Raisi attended a ceremony at Fooladfar elementary school in Shahr-e-Rey to Tehran’s south, where the son of an Iranian martyr rang the bell marking the beginning of the new school year.
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Iranian students will mostly shift to home-based learning until further notice.
In his speech, Raisi underscored the primacy of educational equality, saying, “No one must be deprived of education due to poverty.”
Marking the 41st anniversary of the eight-year war, which was waged on Iran by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the president commemorated those who made great sacrifices during the course of the war.
Raisi also commemorated Ali Landi, the Iranian teenager who became a national hero after rescuing two women from fire. He passed away on Friday due to severe burns.
“I honor the memory of Ali Landi, the beloved student of Izeh, who with responsibility and self-sacrifice, in addition to saving the lives of two compatriots, showed that he is a graduate of the school of self-sacrifice and martyrdom,” Raisi said.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s message of condolence was also conveyed to Landi’s family by his office.
President Raisi described family and school as two complementary institutions in human flourishing. “The school is complementary to the family and, of course, the teacher is the backbone of the school,” he said.
The president also called on the

Ocountry’s other organizations to assist the Education Ministry culturally, economically and media-wise, saying all sectors are obliged to help boost quality education.
“Spending resources on education is not a [dispensable] cost, but rather, it is the largest and most productive investment that can guarantee the future of the country,” he said.
“The country’s progress depends on the improvement of education and development of educational skills, and this is where educational equality shows its real importance,” Raisi added.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Television School beamed into homes for the country’s approximately 15 million students on Saturday.
All school courses will be broadcast by the national TV through the Television School, while the domestic online learning app, Shad, will also continue to provide students with free educational material.