JEDDAH, 1 April 2006 — It was only after all the able-bodied teachers in a school in Afif had struggled hard that they could save their principal from the ire of their students recently. A number of angry students pounced upon their principal and started thrashing him with all their might because they were not allowed to come to school. The boys were involved in a fight on the previous day and were sent away from the school with the condition that they could come back only with their parents. The students did not, obviously, want to involve their parents in such an ordinary thing as fighting among themselves. They came to school next morning as though nothing had happened the previous day, but the principal wanted the students to obey him. He did not allow them to attend the morning assembly. It was too much for the students and they jumped on the principal and heaped blows and kicks on him. All the teachers and students were shocked and confused and did not know what to do for a few moments. Then some teachers ran to the assistance of the principal and tried to repel the boys. Then the boys turned on the teachers and it was a free for all for some time. Soon the students discovered that they were no match for their teachers and called for a tactical retreat, Al-Watan daily reported.
