Recent violent altercations at Cairo schools including Capital International School in the Fifth Settlement, New Cairo and another school in Dar El Salam have highlighted a critical issue concerning the legal framework governing student safety and institutional oversight in schools. In the first incident, a female student suffered serious physical and psychological injuries, including hair-pulling, a broken nose, and other harm, when she was allegedly attacked by her classmates on school premises, at a time when school employees were present.

In the second incident, a group of students allegedly attacked their fellow classmates and a teacher when they entered the school with knives and batons.

The inability of each school to prevent these incidents served to indicate failure in its supervisory responsibilities, prompting demands for accountability and reform.

Disciplinary actions:

In response to public outrage following the circulation of a video documenting the altercation on social media, the following measures were taken against the students involved:

• Expulsion: The three students responsible for initiating the New Cairo assault were expelled, and their files were referred to the School Protection Committee for necessary legal action.

• Disciplinary Penalties: Sanctions were imposed on students who filmed and disseminated the New Cairo incident, in accordance with the school’s student code of conduct.

• Awareness Programs: Capital International School has promised to launch comprehensive initiatives to educate students about the consequences of violence and foster a culture of mutual respect within the school community.

• Arrest: All of the students involved in the abovementioned incidents have been arrested, although the three students involved in the Capital International School incident were released on their own recognizance.