Khit/ Pearl (NSS) – Nov 25

According to the local residents, students in Rakhine State do not go to schools for security concerns although schools aren’t closed. 

The Rakhine insurgents Arakan Army (AA) resumed aggressive military assaults in Rakhine State on 13 November; therefore, Rakhine residents have to run and flee.

There are misinformation spreading on social media that more than 1200 schools located in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, Rathedaung, Ponnagyun, Pauktaw, Minbya, Myebon, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Sittwe townships due to the conflicts at present. 

An official from Rakhine State Education Office stated that no school in northern Rakhine State is closed and they all are opened as usual. 

In Sittwe, schools are opened as usual currently. However, students in other towns and cities in Rakhine State do not attend for security and safety reasons although schools are not closed, the residents stated.  

The State Administration Council explained and encouraged the public to attend the schools and no schools are closed at the moment despite of spreading misinformation on the social media. 

However, transportation channels in Rakhine State have been suspended among clashes.