A video clip showing a school teacher ordering his pupils to rip out images of little girls from their school textbooks has gone viral among Saudis on social media sites.
The video shows the teacher making inflammatory remarks against the Education Ministry and ripping out textbook pages before demanding that his pupils do the same and throw the images in front of him to reinforce his sentiment.
A source at the Education Ministry said investigations into the incident are under way.
The source stressed that the ministry has the authority to fire any teacher or civil service employee found guilty of violating state policy or supporting extremist thought propagated by banned organizations.
