JERUSALEM - About 1.5 million students attended public schools in Jordan on Sunday after a month-long teacher strike ended.
The strike was announced after the government reached an agreement with the Teachers' Union which included a package of measures to improve the living conditions of teachers, improve their performance and ensure the return of students to their schools.
The Vice-President of the Teachers' Union, Dr. Nasser Nawasra, announced the end of the strike after reaching an agreement with the government whereby teachers received varying allowances and Prime Minister Omar Razzaz apologized to teachers.
The percentage of bonuses agreed between 35 percent to 75 percent according to the functional grades of teachers, with the introduction of these bonuses starting from January 1 next year.
The students were keen to come to schools early and smiles smiled on their faces.
The streets of Jordan saw more traffic this morning as students left school
According to the Jordanian News Agency (Petra), parents called for the extension of the second semester for three weeks and not only to intensify the classes and integrate them on the weekly schedule of student classes, where they felt that this will reflect negatively on the achievement of students.
Teachers were keen to reassure parents that they would do their utmost to make up for what the students had lost due to the strike.
The teachers union announced last night the end of the strike, which began on the eighth of last September.
The Kingdom's schools began their work after the end of the summer holiday on the first Sunday of September last for a week only and then began the strike.