Umm Al Quwain police yesterday returned the 14-year-old student Saeed Ahmed to his family after he confiscated his mobile phone and threatened to inform his father about bringing him to the school.He lost his teaching staff and escaped for fear of being punished by his father.
In detail, Saeed Salem, the father of the student, told Emirates Today that the school administration did not inform him of his son's escape from school and that he waited for his return home after school, and when the school bus arrived in the residential area, his son was not in the bus.
He added that he believed his son went to the home of one of his classmates, but over time he tried to contact the school to inquire about his son but no one answered his contacts.He said that after Maghrib prayer he filed a report with the police to search for him as absent from the house.
He explained that he received a call from the police indicating the presence of his son to them, where he went to the police station to bring him and to inquire about the reason for his absence, pointing out that the school administration made a mistake when threatening his son by informing his father about the possession of the phone in the classroom, and that the school administration had to confiscate the phone from The student returns him after school and informs his family away from the student's threat to his father to avoid fear or escape from the house.
Colonel Obaid Ali bin Fadhil, deputy director of the police stations department at the General Command of Umm Al Quwain Police, said that Umm Al Quwain police received yesterday night a report that the student was absent since he left school from his family home where the police immediately moved the security patrols to search for him.
He explained that the incident was due to the fact that the student was bringing a mobile phone with him to school permanently and used it during the classes, where the school administration confiscated the phone and informed his guardian, which led to the student's fear of returning home.
He added that the student was oblivious to the teachers and was able to get out of school at the time of leaving the students and went towards a mosque near the school and stayed there until 7 pm and then went to a shop, where he found a friend who was with his mother and informed the police.
He pointed out that the father of the student did not inform the police immediately after his son was absent, but submitted a communication late, adding that parents should care and follow-up their children and understand the ages of the children and the vicissitudes they may experience, and deal with them wisely and guide them without prejudice to educational principles and values.