The labor market may suffer a shortage in recruiting Saudi women to teach physical education at private schools.
Currently, 32 Saudi universities, of which eight are private, lack the specialty of physical education in their disciplines.
More than 9,000 foreign female teachers may be recruited at these schools from abroad following the decision of the Education Ministry to approve new regulations allowing physical education.
A number of committees at the Shoura Council, including those of family, youth and education, have agreed on the importance of healthy style of living but that “the council cannot force universities to offer such disciplines”, a source said.
To date, no university has introduced physical-education training. Some universities are still debating the issue.
Teaching physical education to female students was the main point of the controversy between supporters and opponents, but the Ministry of Education has issued regulations concerning fitness at private schools.
32 Saudi universities lack physical-education facilities
