Only one week after the beginning of the new academic year, some schools were closed and 300 girl students were sent to war zones.
Abdolreza Zangeneh, deputy coordinator for the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) told the students: “I see many parents who are worried about a 3 or 4-day journey of their children. We should remember those parents who put their children on the bus to send them to the war fronts and had no hope of seeing them again!” (The state-run Dana website – September 30, 2016)