Private schools in Abu Dhabi decided to suspend classes tomorrow due to bad weather, while others decided to apply flexible working hours to ensure the safety of students.Emirates said today that teachers advised them not to bring their children tomorrow in case of bad weather, in addition to the expectation of high absenteeism.

In detail, parents of students confirmed to Emirates Today that they received text messages from their children's schools informing them to suspend classes tomorrow due to bad weather conditions, to ensure the safety of students, while other schools informed students of the application of flexible working in case of repeated rain tomorrow.

The school administrations indicated that the flexible working hours allowed to be delayed for three hours, calculated from the start of official work at 7:30 am to 10:30 am, in times of fog and difficult weather conditions, at the discretion of the direct manager, understanding and coordination by both parties.

It should be noted that the administrative framework for school transport provides for the identification of a specific person responsible for communication and coordination in cases of bad weather, and coordination with all transport bus operators in cases of disruption of the time, in addition to considering the possibility of delay in hard weather, in coordination with Bus operators, communicate with students and their families, and inform them of any disruption or delay in attendance.

The school transport administrative framework requires school bus operators to monitor the weather through coordination with the National Meteorological Center, coordinate with school management in case of delay or disruption during difficult weather conditions, and ensure that drivers and supervisors have the necessary training to act in such cases. And ensure that all pre-loaded loading and unloading points within risk plans are free of obstacles during difficult weather conditions, as well as alternative loading and unloading points, in addition to the administrative framework of school transport that requires students and parents to follow The decisions and decisions issued by the Department of Education and Knowledge or school in case of difficult weather conditions.