The parents of students have informed, in a private school in the Layyah region in the emirate of Sharjah, «Emirates Today» that the school surprised them with the decision to transfer their children from its building in the night to its branch in Muwailih, after the end of the year-end exams to study the next school year in its branch in Muwailih, and they had no option to transfer Their children to another school. They pointed out that the school in Muwailih is a long distance from their homes in the heart of Sharjah, so the daily school trip for their children of small ages will be full of concern, especially in light of the Corona pandemic, calling on the school administration to reconsider its decision.
While the group, which runs the school with its branches in Dubai and Sharjah, reported that the decision to transfer does not mean the school is closed, but it is a suspension of studying at it for a period of up to a year. While it was not possible to obtain a response from the Sharjah Education Authority.
In detail, Umm Muhammad (the mother of a student in the first grade) said: “The school surprised us by the decision to transfer our children to the school branch in Muwaileh, during the month of June, after the end of the end of the school year exams (2019/2020). This matter put us very confused. "The option of transferring my son to another school is no longer available to us, so we had to accept his continuation."
She continued, "The school administration was supposed to notify us before a sufficient period of this decision, especially that the students are in it in the first stage of education, so the school bus journey from the Khalidiya area to the Muwailih area will be far away from students of these ages."
Umm Seif (the mother of two students in KG2, third description) stated that she is currently trying to search for another school to enroll her two sons in it, because it is difficult to transfer them to from Al Majaz to Muwailih daily, especially as she prefers not to participate in the "school transport" service.
She added that «the difference in the end dates of studies between the kindergarten stage that ends the school day at 12 o'clock, and the first episode ending after one o’clock, it is difficult to transfer them to school», pointing out that she is considering withdrawing her son’s registration from KG2, and she suffices to register it in class First straight.
Umm Ubaid (the mother of a third-grade student) said: “The school’s decision to transfer the students to its branch in Muwaileh has caused the family a lot of confusion, because it is unreasonable for a child of a small age to travel a great distance between Khalidiyah and Muwailih, going back and forth daily, so we did not wait Long to discuss the decision with the school administration, as we searched for another school to register it, as soon as we received a notification of this decision, and we barely registered it in one of the schools near the housing area.
She noted that she is ready to re-enroll her son in his first school again once it is restarted, because it is more appropriate for her in terms of her proximity to home.
While the operating group of the school, with its branches in Dubai and Sharjah, confirmed that the school branch in the Layyah district in Sharjah was not closed, but the study was suspended for a specified period, maximum of only one year, according to the studies carried out by the group about the group's schools, so the group transferred the students of this school and merged them With students at another group school in Muwailih, which includes enough classrooms to receive new students.
In its response to "Emirates Today", the group pointed out that the fees for students who relocated from the school - the branch of the night, will not be changed by the increase, and the group will not increase the fees for school buses, in addition to the duration of the school bus trip that will not exceed an hour, to transport the student From his home to school or vice versa, as well as precautionary measures will be applied inside school buses.
The fallout from "Corona"
The group that runs the school attributed the suspension of studies at the Layyah branch because of the effects of the Corona pandemic, as all institutions were damaged, in addition to the fact that a large percentage of the students ’families lost their jobs or their salaries decreased, confirming that they communicated with all the parents of students in the school, To notify them of the transfer.
Students:
- “The school is in Muwaileh, and it is very far from our homes.”
Fees for students transferring from the school - Layyah branch will not be subject to change in increment.