Video: Education Ministry Opposes Renting School Yards as Parking Lots

In a city where parking has become a daily problem, some school yards are being rented out as parking lots. The arrangement generates income for schools but can come at a heavy cost, from damage to the learning environment to collisions with students and vehicle theft. Now the Director General of Education for Tehran has stated plainly that the Education Ministry's mission is not to generate income, and that schools must not be sacrificed for revenue.

In a city where car parking has become one of the daily problems, sometimes the yard of some schools is rented as a parking lot; A way to generate income for schools, which of course can have a heavy price; From damage to the educational space to accidents with students and theft of car accessories; Now, the Director General of Education of Tehran says clearly: The mission of education is not to generate income and the school should not be a victim of making money.