A Saudi teacher was beaten up by a group of students and transferred to hospital for treatment in Dammam on Tuesday.

Khalid Al-Hamad, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education in the Eastern Province, confirmed the incident.

“The teacher’s condition is stable and we are following up on the story and investigation is ongoing,” Al-Hamad said.

Abdulrahman Al-Mudairis, general director at the Ministry of Education in the Eastern Province, visited the teacher at the hospital.