Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil Sharif has said that there are no political motivations behind sending a number of teachers to forced early retirement (esteedaa). Sharif reiterated during his weekly conference that sending teachers to retirement and forced early retirement is a pure administrative order within the ministry of education that does not target teachers. Teachers and members of the preparation committee to revive the teachers union have called on having law sue to appeal against the decision of sending  16 teachers to forced early retirement.