The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated school in Jeddah region of Saudi Arabia might close tomorrow.

While the students, faculties and the parents concerned from International Indian School of Jeddah (IISJ) are still waiting for the Ministry of External Affairs of India to help them, Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor has replied on the twitter thread of #IISJ advising on the issue.

Serious issue. I've just received a representation myself, having visited the school in 2009. Embassy should renegotiate the rent rather than move the school. Wealthy NRIs cld help make up the difference. If Govt's inflexibility leads to eviction it'll be an embarrassment4 India. https://t.co/7YTTrepkZf Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 7, 2018

The tweet was published on October 7, 2018, and the students of IISJ are trying to connect to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj (Minister of External Affairs of India) via Twitter.





No assurance of completing the education

Around 11,000 students from India who study at the school are not sure whether they will complete their education in the institution or not.

What is the issue about?

Speaking to India Today Education, an official from the school, on request of anonymity, said that the school has received orders from a local court to vacate the land and that it will soon be closed.

The legal notice on the school building. Image credits: Facebook

The school's main premises is in the Al-Rehab district which accommodates the Boys section. As per the legal notice, they have to vacate the land by October 9, 2018, says the school official.

Affecting classes, exams, and activities of the students

Because of this issue, the students' education is being affected in many ways which are as follows:

No extra-curricular activities

Shifting places during exam time

Suspension of periods from class 1 to class 5.

Circular by IISJ

According to a circular released by the school on October 4, 2018, in order to avoid the disturbance in the exam scheduled for class 6 - class 10, the half-yearly examination of boys section is being conducted in girls' section building in Al-Aziziah building after October 7, 2018, including class 11 and 12 who are currently appearing for the first term examination.

Reason to vacate the building

'Vacate the building,' orders court. Image Credits: Facebook

The school has been going through a number of issues related to an agreement with the owner who is asking to vacate the building.

Currently, the owner has been demanding the new lease agreement with an exorbitant annual rent amount which the school cannot afford, mentioned a statement released by the school.

Due to this, the school has received an eviction order from the local court. According to the school authority, the owner of the premises has won the case against the school, forcing it to shut down.

A student of Class 12, who is also the head boy of IISJ, expressed his feelings towards the school. Here's what he shared:

"Disappointed, shattered, frustrated, heartbroken. These words might describe our situation a little. IISJ has been a home to us as long as we remember. Every single place, every single spot have memories attached to it," the head boy said.

"All great things that we got from this school have come to an end. But, we didn't imagine that the end would be so sudden, so heartbreaking...." he further added.

"There is an undying hope, that one day, IISJ will be back to its place again. One day, we can revisit the place we spent our childhood," he expressed.

Indian government should intervene and see if they could help us in this case, says Daud Arif, an ex-head boy of the school.

"It is extremely disturbing to learn that the school has to be vacated, it has been touching the lives of thousands of Indian students in Jeddah," Daud Arif told India Today Education.

"The Indian government should intervene and see if they could help us in this case. Over 10,000 kids and their families are eyeing on Sushma Ji (Sushwa Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India) for help," he said.

The concern goes to Twitter

The students of the school are sharing their concerns on Twitter with #IISJ asking the Indian Government to help them.

Here are some of the tweets:

Our school #iisj (BS) @ Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is on the verge of shutting down. We need immediate intervention by the Indian authorities to stop this and bring back our school.@MEAIndia @SushmaSwaraj @CGIJeddah @HRDMinistry @IndianEmbRiyadh @ajxtopcop @NoorRahman_IFS Mohammed Ali (@MdAliRazak) October 6, 2018









Ma’am @SushmaSwaraj,IISJ has lost its 8 Acre School Campus in Jeddah. Future of 10,000 Students & 600 Staff Members is at stake. Needs to be vacated by 9-Oct. Can Indian Govt. Intervene and HELP. @MEAIndia @PrakashJavdekar #IISJUnite #IISJ #Sushmajipleasehelp Adil Khan (@aadilkkhan) October 6, 2018

We beg your notice to our beloved International Indian School Jeddah.

We would be pleased if you would show attention to our institution.#iisj @PMOIndia @SushmaSwaraj Abdullah Patel (@Abdulla70968215) October 5, 2018





We hope that the Government of India would come forward to help them!

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