Saudi Law Punishes Parents Who Don’t Provide Education for Their Children
By Nada Hamouda
As the new academic year starts on the 1st of September in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s public prosecution tweeted a reminder of the Saudi child protection law which criminalizes parents who don’t offer their children a proper education.
#النيابة_العامة
– يقع على عاتق الوالدين مسؤولية خلق ظروف ملائمة للدراسة لأطفالهم، ومساعدتهم على التعلم، وحمايتهم من مختلف السلوكيات المنحرفة.
– ويعد التسبب في انقطاعهم عن التعليم من صور الإيذاء والإهمال الموجب للمساءلة بموجب نظام حماية الطفل. pic.twitter.com/Tqy9dSWciC— النيابة العامة (@bip_ksa) September 1, 2018
Issued in 2014, article 4 of the Saudi child law prompts parents to provide schooling and to create appropriate studying conditions for their kids. However, any parent who prevents their child from getting an education can be charged with abuse and neglect under the child protection system.
