An Egyptian building contractor has been sentenced to life in prison after revealing that he had not been paid for his work on secret villas built at public expense.

一名埃及建筑承包商被判处终身监禁，此前他透露，他用公共资金建造了秘密别墅，但该工作并没有获得报酬。

The case to be heard by the court hinges on whether parents have to enroll a child with special needs in public school before the child can attend private school at public expense.

法院要审理的案件取决于父母是否必须先让有特殊需要的孩子在公立学校注册，然后孩子才能公费上私立学校。

Special-education advocates say students shouldn't have to waste time before being placed in a setting that best suits their needs, while school boards worry about a ruling that could amount to an unrestricted right to private schooling at public expense.

特殊教育倡导者说，学生不应该在被安排到最适合他们需要的环境之前浪费时间，而学校董事会则担心一项裁决可能相当于不受限制地接受公费私立学校教育的权利。