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75% students in UAQ back in school after Eid holidays

The administrative and teaching staff members in all UAQ public schools have resumed duties after the break and not a single absentee was reported.

Umm Al Quwain — Up to 75 per cent students of government schools in Umm Al Quwain have returned to school after the Eid Al Adha holiday. Most of the absent students here were reported from boys’ schools, said a senior official.

Saeed Ali bin Hussain, Acting Director-General of the UAQ Education Zone, urged parents to cooperate with the administrative and teaching staff, and inculcate discipline among their children. “Parents need to force their children to go back to school because their absence has a negative impact on their academic performance and disrupts the educational process as a whole.”

Hussain said they have alerted all parents of students enrolled in public schools via SMS to bring their children to school or make sure they are back in school. “A circular to this effect has been sent to all schools for boys and girls ... to continue their academic year and to not miss lessons in any subject in the first semester.”

The administrative and teaching staff members in all UAQ public schools have resumed duties after the break and not a single absentee was reported, he added. “Some 25 male students were absent ... after the four-day Eid Al Adha holiday.”

Hussain stated that some parents discourage their children from going back to school. “They irresponsibly urge their children to extend the ... holiday, most likely till the end of the week, though it ... affects their academic performance and achievement.”

Up to 60 Emirati administrative staffers are working at the UAQ Education Zone, he affirmed. “The education and administrative cadres in the schools of the emirate amounts to 1,000.”

ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com