Twelve out of the 29 teachers who had been let go by the Universite Francaise en Armenia in Yerevan last July will be reinstated to their former positions and will receive their back pay, according to a recent verdict by a Yerevan court.

Thirteen teachers in all had taken the college to court but one came to an outside settlement with the school. The school decided not to renew the contracts of all 29 when they came due, later arguing that the teachers had failed to meet certain quality standards.

Hrant Grigoryan, the school’s attorney, refused to comment on the court’s decision.