Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : While education, including girls' education, is highly respected in Iran, schoolgirls globally are all too often the object of attacks.
50% : Part of the difficulty in collecting information is the extreme limits imposed on press freedom in Iran.
50% : There have been calls from the international community for the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation.
46% : Accounts differ, but many reports cite more than 1,000 cases of poisoning at schools across Iran.
43% : This follows months of contradictory statements from government officials, the arrest of a journalist investigating the issue earlier this week, and the reported use of tear gas to disperse an organised demonstration about the poisonings in Tehran on Sunday.
40% : Read more: Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?
40% : While the investigation and prosecution of those responsible in Iran is an important step for accountability, it does not address the underlying problems.
37% : Many consider the attacks a direct response to the ongoing protests in Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini in September.
35% : However, the reality is that poisonous substances can degrade rapidly, especially nitrogen dioxide, which one government probe in Iran has indicated may be the cause.
35% : Such blatant and horrific attacks on girls in schools, as in Iran, should act as a clarion call for urgent change.

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