The Education Commission of the Progressive Socialist Party stated that "this inhumane treatment towards displaced Syrian students is absolutely unacceptable." They noted that the procedures implemented by the Ministry of Education at the start of each school year compel these students to obtain residency papers. Even if this requirement is in accordance with the laws, it necessitates obtaining documentation that can only be issued upon returning to Syria, entering the Syrian embassy, and paying high fees, or falling victim to transaction brokers and paying large sums. This situation recurs every school year, leaving displaced Syrian students and their families under the pressure of either not being able to enroll in schools or facing the risks of returning to Syria.
The statement continued, "Moreover, the racism faced by Syrian students is condemned, especially regarding the refusal of some principals to graduate them alongside their peers, which is unacceptable from a humanitarian, educational, and moral standpoint."
The statement added: "Consequently, the Minister of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education are urged to recognize and address this reality, and not to allow students to be used as hostages or pretexts to pressure international funding institutions, granting them the right to education and knowledge instead of leaving them vulnerable to ignorance, which jeopardizes not only their future but also threatens social security."
It concluded: "On another note, the commission reiterates its rejection of punishing teachers under any pretext, especially since the responsibility of ensuring teachers' rights lies with the government, rather than placing the burden of crises and their ramifications on the teachers. It is their right to receive what enables them to perform their work with dignity, and politics of vindictiveness have no place nor time."
