(UTV|COLOMBO) – The UAE Ministry of Education has approved the resignations of 425 teachers and administrative staff, both expats and Emiratis, on end-of-service basis.
The comments were made after the list of teachers went viral. One list had the names of 177 expat teachers that submitted their resignation and the other had names of 248 Emirati teachers.
The ministry insisted that these figures are “less than previous years”.
Khaleej Times has seen both of the lists.
In a statement, the ministry said: “In response to the ministry’s decision regarding ending the service of teaching and administrative cadres – it stressed that all of the persons, citizens or expatriates, in the list have previously resigned and their requests were approved. However, it will be applied after the end of the school year in order to maintain the continuation of studies and students’ interest.
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