S&S - DODDS schools' exit from Hague model U.N. event causes stir

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DODDS schools' exit from Hague model U.N. event causes stir


By Mark Abramson, Stars and Stripes

European edition, Sunday, May 10, 2009


After 41 years, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe will no longer attend The Hague International Model United Nations, and the decision has caused a stir among parents and students.


DODDS-Europe officials said they are ending their relationship with the program known as THIMUN because too many high school students from around the globe attend and that has diminished students’ chances to participate. They said they plan to continue to send students to other Model U.N. programs in locations such as Prague, Berlin and Dublin for educational and security reasons.

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"Students and parents at Patch High School in Stuttgart, Germany, argued that The Hague is the only place the students can also watch the International Court in action and visit other important international bodies. Previous DODDS-Europe participants have watched the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic and heard U.N. secretaries-generals deliver the closing speeches. "