Umm Safa School Strives to Keep Teaching Near Settlement Outpost

A settlement outpost established just metres from Umm Safa School, north of Ramallah, has become a source of fear for students, teachers and parents.

Settlers set up the outpost two years ago. Its proximity has left the school community facing the challenge of continuing education alongside persistent anxiety.

For pupils and their families, the concern is tied to a place that should provide a secure environment for learning. Teachers, too, share the unease caused by the nearby outpost.

Despite those fears, the school community has refused to give up. Students, teachers and parents have drawn up a plan to keep education going, although details of those arrangements were not provided.

Their determination to continue places the future of learning at Umm Safa at the centre of their response to the outpost on the school’s doorstep.