AL-AHSA, 5 February 2007 — A ninth grade student went into labor just before she was about to sit for her midterm exams at an Al-Ahsa school in the eastern province last Wednesday. The daily Al-Youm reported that the girl began feeling labor pains shortly after entering the examination hall. Teachers took the girl to an empty room and with the help of a female janitor, who had midwifery experience, the girl was able to successfully deliver her baby. Both mother and daughter were taken to a hospital.
Dairy Company in Hot Water for Free Gifts
MADINAH, 5 February 2007 — A local dairy company was ordered to review its policy after school officials complained that the company had distributed free gifts including small knives and sharp bottle openers to young school students. The gifts had been attached to the side of small packs of milk, which the company had distributed to schools as part of a nation-wide milk drinking campaign that began two weeks ago.
Boy Studies for Wrong Subject
HAFR AL-BATIN, 5 February 2007 — A student at a high school in Hafr Al-Batin suffered a panic attack in the examination hall after realizing that he had stayed up the whole night studying for the wrong subject. Teachers, convinced that the student was not lying, gave him a short reprieve and allowed him to leave the exam hall for a short while to quickly revise the subject.
School Gives Answers, Students Ace Exam
RIYADH, 5 February 2007 — Students sitting an exam at the Al-Khandaq Primary School in Riyadh had an easy exam after teachers accidentally distributed the answers to the exam together with the question papers. Even after collecting the papers the teachers failed to notice there was a problem. It was only when they sat down to correct the exam papers did they notice that every single student had scored 100 percent. Reportedly the mistake was caused by the headmaster who had photocopied both the question paper and answer sheet and then ordered teachers to distribute them.
