48 Tawjihi students banned from exams in Ramtha

By JT - Jan 06,2015 - Last updated at Jan 06,2015

AMMAN — The Education Ministry on Tuesday banned 48 students from the General Secondary Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) winter session in Ramtha for alleged involvement in riots at several examination halls, according to the Jordan Teachers Association (JTA).

A JTA statement said some of these students had nothing to do with the riots, calling on the ministry not to be unjust with innocent students.

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