The students of students criticized the decision of the government and private schools departments in Abu Dhabi, the continuation of school hours, despite the continuous heavy rains accompanied by lightning and thunder, demanding the Education and Knowledge Department that the decision to disable the study should be due to weather conditions, issued by the department or the Ministry of Education, Not to be left to the discretion of school administrations.

While public and private schools witnessed, yesterday, a noticeable absence rate among male and female students, especially in kindergartens and the first cycle, it exceeded 30%, according to teachers and administrators.

The Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi announced, in the early hours of yesterday morning, the suspension of studies in private schools and schools for educational partnerships, which were damaged due to weather conditions, while stressing the regular school hours in schools that were not exposed to any damage.

In detail, students of government schools began yesterday the second semester with confusion within most schools, after the departments announced that school attendance was suspended due to bad weather conditions, and they notified the students ’parents that yesterday was a vacation, while other schools decided to attend school, without looking at Weather considerations.

As a result of the continuing bad weather conditions, most of the students ’families preferred the absence of their children from school hours, which raised the percentage of absenteeism among the school classes to more than 30%, according to the teachers: Maryam Hussein, Princess Abdul Rahman, Norah Adel and Amal Abu Shahab, who saw the futility of the regular decision The study yesterday was normal, especially since the weather has been unstable for several days, and the National Meteorological Center's warnings confirmed the continued bad weather.

On the other hand, students of Ahmad Salhi, Saeed Harith, Ayman Abdulaziz Hamid, Amna Radi and Maryam Jamal criticized the decision of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi to resume school hours in some schools on the grounds that they were not damaged by rain, in exchange for disrupting studies in damaged schools, Saying: "Does not damage the school facilities mean that they are in isolation from bad weather conditions, and that their students will be immune from the risks of coming and going to and from school under the rain siege," assuring "Emirates Today" that granting school administrations the authority to make a decision to continue school hours from Whether or not it is incorrect, and exposes their children to unintended dangers, Because school administrations do not have the full information to support their decisions, unlike the official authorities.

Parents of students called for unifying school hours, or disrupting schools by a central decision, during weather turbulence, especially in light of the warnings of the competent authorities in advance, in order to prevent the confusion in the educational field, and each school to take its own decision, noting that conflicting decisions and delayed announcements cause In their delaying their jobs, or their early departure to receive their children, and the occurrence of traffic congestion, where private schools require parents of students, during the days of rain, to come to receive their children before the appointment.

They reported that, as soon as news was reported about the breakdown of the school day, the evening of yesterday, they remained waiting for messages from their school administrations to inform them of the holiday, but they did not receive these messages, which led them to send their children to schools, despite the severe rains, and the difficulty of traffic throughout Today.

The Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi announced the suspension of some private schools and educational partnerships schools, which were damaged due to weather conditions, in view of the recent weather conditions in the emirate, and to ensure the safety of students, noting that the concerned school departments will communicate directly with the students ’families to inform them of the decision to disable.

The department stressed that schools that were not exposed to any damage will resume school hours as usual, stressing the need to be vigilant, to lead cautiously on their way to school, and to follow the communication channels of schools to stay informed of the latest news.

Parameters demanding the application of flexible working hours

Parameters reiterated the importance of obligating schools to apply the flexible shift system, in the event of severe weather conditions and fog, to allow students and teachers to delay work hours for three hours, calculated from the start of the official working hours, at 7:30 until 10:30 in the morning, and that At the discretion of the school principals.

The Ministry of Education and Knowledge announced the suspension of studies in schools that were damaged due to weather conditions.

Parents of students preferred their children absent from school as a result of persistent bad weather.