Middle School Division of Meyn School Shut Down Over Sexual Assault

The first middle school division of Meyn School in Region 2, West Tehran, lost its operating license due to sexual assault incidents involving at least 30 students, approximately 14 years old. The head of education in Region 2 of Tehran also resigned.

Alireza Raahpima, head of the Public Information and Relations Office of Tehran’s Education Department, announced that the operating license of the private educational complex’s first middle school division, Meyn School in West Tehran, has been revoked.

The media coverage of the sexual assault incidents at Meyn School prompted a reaction from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Khamenei called the assault on students a crime and ordered the judiciary to “implement divine punishment for the accused as soon as possible after trial.”

In the case of sexual assault against Meyn School students, the school supervisor has been accused of offering cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, and “obscene films” to students, as well as coercing them into sexual relations and harassment.

The head of the Public Information and Relations Office of Tehran’s Education Department stated that the Education Department is the plaintiff and is awaiting the judge’s ruling.

Resignation of Region 2 Education Director

Raahpima also addressed the situation of Meyn School students, stating that these students can enroll in any school they wish and their education will not be disrupted.

The head of the Public Information and Relations Office of Tehran’s Education Department also announced that Naser Kuhestani, director of Region 2 of Tehran’s Education Department, has resigned, and by the order of Abbas Ali Bagheri, the general director of Tehran’s Education Department, Hossein Mirshafiei has been appointed as the acting director of this office.

The head of the Public Information and Relations Office of Tehran’s Education Department made no mention of the psychological and mental issues of the students or their parents in his remarks.

Source: DW