AlGhad reports today (Arabic link) that a teacher in Madaba has punished a student by extinguishing a cigarette on his back (because he asked to go to the bathroom). The matter is now in hands of the polices and the Ministry of Education is awaiting an official report on the incident.

Another story about a health study conducted in Jordan in 2005, shows that 60% of Jordanian children under the age of 14 are exposed to passive smoking.

I say, to hell with kids! Let’s burn them and smoke them out. Adults, faced with their difficult and depressing reality have a RIGHT to ‘burn their hardships away’ (lianno hal 3eesheh khara, Da7’en 3aleiha).

I Quit Smoking
On a more positive note I saw this ad for a company called I Quit Smoking, Jordan, in the papers today. Their site is still under construction. I don’t know what this company will sell/do. Does anyone?

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7 responses to “Cigarette burning as school punishment, and other smoking stories of the day”

  1. Phree Avatar
    Phree

    they should worry about the kids who actually smoke first instead of those who are exposed to passive smoking…

  2. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Phree, Those who are exposed to passive smoking all the time are the one who take it up. By addressing them we address the cause. And of course those kids who are already smoking should be taken care of as well.

  3. Haytham Avatar
    Haytham

    Shameful!! That such a thing happened in our school… those are not teachers they idiots who deserve to be Jailed for that.

  4. Firas Avatar
    Firas

    Thanks a lot Ahmad for posting this!

    It’s really disturbing, I heard that the school principle told the kids parents that the cig ashes full on his neck, which is obviously not true!

  5. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    They should make the kids smoke a cigarette, inhaling fully, every time they misbehave. We all know that bad kids smoke, this way we’ll ensure it.
    Smoking lessons should be compulsory.

  6. ItendannaPono Avatar
    ItendannaPono

    very intresting

  7. hiba Avatar
    hiba

    http://www.iqsjordan.com (i quit smoking center in jordan )