Saturday, October 24, 2009

Clean as you learn, if you are female in Saudi Arabia

"An all-female college in Madina has provoked the ire of parents by deducting marks from students who refuse to cooperate in cleaning duties. The school, which rewards students with extra marks for helping maintain the cleanliness of the college yard and deducts them for failing to cooperate, says the scheme has a moral purpose. “It has both a moral and educational dimension, and serves to discipline students who litter the area,” said the college deputy head, Sultana Dimyati." (thanks Sana)