Bekir Cerade, from the Education committee, said that 13 schools were damaged as a result of the earthquake in Kobanê and that they will not start education until all 571 schools in the region are examined.
Education has been suspended in Northern and Eastern Syria since the first day of the earthquake. However, while schools were reopened in some regions on Sunday, schools in the Euphrates Region, Shehba as well as the neighbourhoods of Şêxmeqsêd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo have not been opened yet.
The Board of Education extended the holiday for schools in the regions for another week to ensure the buildings are safe.
Damage detected in 13 schools
Bekir Cerade, co-chair of the Euphrates Region Education and Training Board, told ANHA that “the earthquake affected schools in the region as well as many houses. We formed a committee of engineers to identify and evaluate the condition of each school."
According to Cerade, 13 schools were damaged in the earthquake. “Our engineers said that the affected areas do not pose that much danger. However, just in case, we extended the holidays for one more week for the safety of our students."
Education to start after all schools have been examined
Cerade said that the engineers will examine all 571 schools in the region and added that the earthquakes caused the most damage to Martyr Hogir and Martyr Seyd schools.
