Egyptian student deaths stir parents' fears
The death toll among students in Egyptian schools has been rising because of negligence and deterioration of school maintenance.
![Students attend at a class on the first day of their new school year at a government school in Giza Students attend at a class on the first day of their new school year at a government school in Giza, south of Cairo September 22, 2013. Students resumed their studies at the beginning of the new academic year this weekend amid parental concerns of a possible lack of security after the summer vacation ends. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - RTX13UIW](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/11/RTX13UIW.jpg/RTX13UIW.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=CzzbZ9CM)
CAIRO — Two months have passed since the academic year began on Sept. 20, which has not been peaceful so far as a number of students have been killed in incidents that took place at their schools, due to "negligence and the deterioration of school maintenance," according to parents interviewed by Al-Monitor.
On Oct. 13, Youssef Mohamed, a primary school student, died after a dilapidated class window at Ammar ibn Yasir public school in the rural El-Matareya district in Cairo fell down onto him, cutting his throat.