Education
01:12 PM | 17 Jun 2026
“They are not a field for experiments.” Al-Hashimi: To resolve the issue of exams
Fady Mahouly
Representative Bilal Al-Hashimi pointed out that “it is no longer acceptable for the continuation of the state of equivocation, ambiguity and confusion in the official examinations file.”
He said in a statement, "There is no longer any justification for delaying the final decision or for keeping tens of thousands of students and families prisoners of waiting, anxiety, and contradictory leaks," pointing out that what is happening is no longer merely an administrative delay in making a decision, but rather a state of loss, hesitation, and inability to resolve one of the most sensitive issues with an impact on the future of the Lebanese youth.
Al-Hashimi stressed that "all the security, educational, and administrative data, opinions, and proposals were presented and discussed, and have become known, and therefore the continuation of ambiguity is no longer understood or justified."
Al-Hashimi pointed out, “For weeks now, students have been living under tremendous psychological pressure, while there are conflicting statements and information regarding the fate of the official exams. This reality exhausts students, exhausts families, and undermines the psychological and educational stability of tens of thousands of Lebanese families who are waiting for a clear answer from the state.”
He considered that "keeping students between the possibility of cancellation or taking exams is no longer tolerable." They are not a field for experiments, and their future is not a subject for bargains, tensions, or open-ended efforts. The conflicting positions, messages, and leaks that are happening today increase the confusion and undermine confidence in the management of this file.”
He stressed, "If the decision is to hold official exams, let this be announced immediately and definitively and the students be asked to continue preparing for them. But if there are other options on the table as a result of the exceptional circumstances that Lebanon has gone through, let them be presented transparently and courageously before public opinion."
He said: "The most dangerous thing that the state can face is not the decision itself, but rather the inability to make it, and the continuation of the state of loss and waiting that students may be exposed to without any final official position."
Al-Hashimi called on “the government and the Ministry of Education to resolve this issue before the end of the week at the latest, because every additional day of hesitation is a psychological and moral injustice against the students and families, and to stop equivocating and procrastinating and managing this file with a waiting mentality. Students and families deserve a responsible decision, and the future of our children must not remain hostage to rumours, leaks and contradictory speculation.”