Minab school to get national heritage status
The Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province, is set to be registered on Iran’s National Heritage List as a "Sacred Defense Site-Event," announced the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
Ali Darabi added that the complex will be transformed into a student martyrs memorial site-museum" to honor the memory of the martyred students.
According to IRNA, Darabi emphasized the historical and symbolic significance of the school, stating, "The Shajareh Tayyebeh School will be registered as a historical document and a clear testament to war crimes against defenseless people."
Highlighting the importance of registering sites that narrate pivotal events in Iran's contemporary history, he added, "The registration of this school is a step toward safeguarding the historical memory of the Iranian nation and conveying the truth of the imposed war's events to future generations."
Darabi also announced a formal proposal to the Ministry of Education and the Foundation for the Preservation of Relics and Values of Holy Defense. "We have expressed our readiness to not only register this school as a historical document but also to facilitate its conversion into a 'Student Martyrs Memorial Site-Museum' — a cultural and educational space that can recount the innocence of the students and the depth of the tragedy that occurred here," he noted.
Reflecting on the human and cultural dimensions of the incident, he emphasized, "What happened at the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab is a shocking example of a flagrant violation of human principles and international rules during wartime."
He further noted, "The registration and introduction of this historical site, beyond honoring the martyred students, is an effort to document and accurately narrate this tragedy for the global public. It allows the aware and responsible international community to understand how innocent students fell victim to one of the most brutal manifestations of war violence."
"Safeguarding such sites is not only part of the national duty to preserve the country's historical heritage but also a cultural and civilizational responsibility to record the truth and pass it on to future generations," he noted.
The Shajareh Tayyebeh School was targeted on the first day of the US-Israel conflict against Iran, resulting in the martyrdom of 168 schoolgirls and the injury of several others.