Izzudheen School | |
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Falhumathee Magu | |
Coordinates | 4°10′13″N 73°30′33″E / 4.170225°N 73.509218°E |
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Other names | Izzuddin, I'zzudhdheen |
School type | Public |
Motto | Dhivehi: ޙައްޤު ތެދު ހޯދެށެވެ (Seek Truth) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
Established | 12 January 2020 |
Status | Active |
Teaching staff | 29 (as of 2020)[1] |
Employees | 48 (as of 2020)[1] |
Grades | 1-6[1] |
Izzudheen School[a] is a school located in Malé, Maldives.[2][3] It was inaugurated by former president, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.[3] It is a single session school.[4][5]
The school is named after Sultan Al-Ghaazee Hassan Izzudheen Dhonbandaarain.[3] It was opened in the building of the old Malé English School.[2][4] It is the first school in the Maldives to have a lunch programme. It has a cap of 25 students per classroom, the first public school to have a limit.[2][3] Temporarily, students of Arabiyya School were transferred to Izzudheen to study due to the cracks in the foundation of the building.[6][7] But the parents refused and staged a protest with the campaign "Save Arabiyya."[8][9][10]
The principal of Izzudheen, Ismail Naseer, was accused of sexually harassing teachers at the school.[12] This led to an investigation, which found him guilty.[12] The Teachers' Association of Maldives (TAM) asked the Education Ministry to take action against the principal,[13] in response the Ministry reassigned the principal to a different school.[12][14] After leading teachers resigned en mass,[15] they were reassigned to different schools.[16] After being reassigned, the teachers were threatened in different ways. Some were threatened, while others were bullied.[17]