Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as the airstrikes have stopped
People walk past closed shops at the nearly empty traditional main bazaar during Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 29, 2026.
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) 2026-04-18T05:09:06Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to the office and oversees his online classes while trying to do her job. Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb.
28, with no word on when in-person instruction will resume. The fear of airstrikes has lifted since a fragile ceasefire went into effect, but life has not returned to normal. As with the COVID closures six years ago, it’s especially difficult for working parents…
What Happened
People walk past closed shops at the nearly empty traditional main bazaar during Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 29, 2026.
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) 2026-04-18T05:09:06Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to the office and oversees his online classes while trying to do her job. Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb.
28, with no word on when in-person instruction will resume. The fear of airstrikes has lifted since a fragile ceasefire went into effect, but life has not returned to normal. As with the COVID closures six years ago, it’s especially difficult for working parents with small children.
“My productivity drops when I have to pay attention to both my child and my work at the same time,” Ataei said. ” The war killed at last 3,000 people in Iran, including more than 165 people killed in a strike on an elementary school. S.
Why It Matters
This item is relevant to the SignsWatch signal category “Wars & Rumours of Wars” because it describes a development that may contribute to wider risk, instability, public concern, or prophetic-pattern monitoring. The source is Associated Press.
Implications
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Key Signals
- Wars & Rumours of Wars
- Tribulation
- Distress