Parents suggested to the administrations of their children’s private schools to allocate closed, air-conditioned courtyards for students who depend on their families for their transportation to go to, before they leave the school campus and head to the vehicles waiting for them outside, pointing out that temperatures rise when school hours end during this period, and that Students’ ability to tolerate it.
They confirmed that the shaded areas available for waiting are overcrowded with students, which leads to increased pressure and tension, and causes them to feel tired, especially for students who suffer from chronic diseases.
Private school administrations expressed their response and understanding to these demands, stressing that they will work to meet them in a way that ensures the safety of students and protects them from direct exposure to sunlight. She stressed the need for parents to come to school before the students’ departure time so that they can receive them so that they are not exposed to high temperatures.
In detail, the parent of two primary school students, Noura Muhammad Al-Raisi, said: “Despite the high temperatures during the third semester, which coincides with the summer semester, the school adopts designated waiting areas for students who use private transportation, which are not compatible with the temperatures.” high these days.
She stated that students begin to gather in this area to wait for their parents, which makes them vulnerable to extreme exhaustion and exhaustion, as a result of the high temperatures. She stressed that she did not hesitate to communicate with the school administration, to explain her point of view, and to demand that they allocate a better waiting area than the currently approved area.
The guardian of a primary school student, Hamid Al Zaabi, preferred to pick up his son from his classroom instead of letting him spend time waiting for his arrival in the courtyard designated for departure, “because the high temperatures negatively affect his safety.”
He explained that his son suffers from nosebleeds (epsedia) and that “his exposure to high temperatures causes him a severe headache, before his nose begins to bleed.”
The parent of two kindergarten and primary school students, Fatima Muhammad, demanded that air-conditioned courtyards be provided in private schools, and that the competent authorities oblige her not to allow students who depend on private transportation to be left in open courtyards in light of the high temperatures.
For its part, school administrations affirmed their concern for the safety of students, and said that they would not hesitate to take any action to ensure this goal is achieved.
School administrations reported that the real problem is that some parents are late for receiving their children, explaining that this is what causes them to spend a long time in areas that represent the “crossing point” from classrooms to private means of transportation, pointing to the necessity of arriving at the appropriate time, to avoid Overcrowding of students at the crossing point.
• The real problem is that some parents are late to pick up their children, which causes them to spend a long time in areas that represent the “crossing point” from classrooms to private transportation.
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