Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings

By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Activists say security forces broke up several of the demonstrations on Tuesday. Meanwhile, an activist group say at least 290 suspected school poisonings have happened over recent months, with at least 7,060 students claiming to be affected. One lawmaker put the number of affected students at 5,000. The alleged poisonings come as Iran has faced months of protests over the September death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country’s morality police. These new incidents threaten to again stoke public anger as it remains unclear who or what is causing them.