Catholic Schools

Bkerke Mediating an End to Catholic Schools' Strike

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said he was "satisfied" with the results of the meeting he chaired in Bkerke on Wednesday to discuss the laws on teachers' rights passed by Parliament on December 15. The two laws amend certain regulations governing educational authority in private schools and the management of school budgets. The controversial ...

Catholic Schools Strike Over Controversial Law

  Catholic schools embarked on an open strike on Thursday, December 21. This sudden decision came as a response to two laws passed in Parliament on December 15, amending certain regulations governing educational authority in private schools and the management of school budgets. The first law allocates 650 billion Lebanese pounds (LBP) from ...

Catholic Schools Declare an Open Strike

Catholic schools across Lebanon are set to embark on an open strike starting Thursday, December 21, 2023. This announcement comes on the heels of a controversial parliamentary law passed on December 15, 2023, aimed at amending certain regulations governing educational authority in private schools and the management of school budgets. The ...