A newly-proposed law governing private educational institutions has been referred by the government to Parliament, aimed at tightening regulations over the operation of private schools in the kingdom.
The law encompasses a wide range of provisions, including restrictions on unjustified fee increases, administrative penalties, criminal liability and incentives for high-performing institutions.
Under the law, the Education Ministry is empowered to slap administrative and financial penalties on private educational institutions that are found in violation of the law, its executive regulations, or ministerial decisions issued under its authority.
This is without prejudice to any civil or criminal liability that may also apply.
In case of a violation, the ministry may order the immediate cessation of the violation and the removal of its causes or effects, or grant a specified period for compliance, extendable in consideration of the students’ welfare.
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