"Al-Akhbar" reported that the Minister of Education and Higher Education in the caretaker government, Abbas Halabi, contacted Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, who requested a few days to secure the protocol agreed upon between private schools and the Teachers' Union, with the consensus of school administrations. The Secretary-General of Catholic Schools and Coordinator of the Union of Institutions, Father Youssef Nasr, also informed the union that the agreement has not stopped but requires some time for approval. Parliamentary sources indicated that Nasr, the proponent of the proposal, has been unable to promote it among his group, noting that the side agreement lacks legitimacy, as the law alone protects people's rights.