The Ministry of Education and Technical Education confirmed that the disruption of classes in schools today, Wednesday, will not affect the progress of work in the offices of the Ministry of Education and the educational directorates and departments.
An official source at the Ministry of Education and Technical Education said in a special statement to Sada El-Balad website: Regular work today for all officials and employees of the Ministry of Education and educational directorates and departments, as they are state employees, indicating that the state has not announced that state employees will be granted official leave today, Wednesday, due to bad weather conditions.
The source stressed that it was decided to grant only teachers and school workers an official holiday today after issuing the decision to suspend classes in schools today, Wednesday, due to bad weather conditions.
Classes are suspended today in schools
The Ministry of Education, Teaching and Technical Education officially decided to suspend classes in schools today
The Ministry of Education said in an official statement regarding the suspension of classes today in schools:
In light of the reports received from the General Meteorological Authority, which indicate that the country is exposed to a state of weather fluctuations that vary in severity and impact from one governorate to another, ranging from rain of varying intensity to winds carrying sand and stirred up dust, which may affect the regularity of the educational process unevenly between the governorates; In order to ensure the safety of students, and to ensure the principle of equal opportunities among them, especially during exam periods; It was decided to suspend classes today in schools, provided that coordination will continue with the General Meteorological Authority today to monitor the nature of the weather conditions tomorrow, Thursday, to take the appropriate decision.
The date of the March 2026 exams, which were postponed after the suspension of classes, is tomorrow
For its part, the Ministry of Education and Technical Education resolved the controversy over the date of the postponed March 2026 exams after the study was suspended today.
The Ministry of Education and Technical Education said, after suspending studies today, each of the education directorates will announce the date of the postponed March 2026 exams.
