Overview
- Authorities reversed course on Saturday and cleared school buses to run from Monday after safety reviews by the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority and the Ministry of Education.
- The return to campuses is staged because each nursery, school and university must pass readiness inspections and receive KHDA or ADEK approval, so some institutions will stay online until permits arrive.
- Schools have installed safety measures that include designated shelter-in-place zones, marked evacuation routes, indoor-only activities, staff training, and first‑week student drills focused on calm, age‑appropriate guidance.
- Flexible learning will continue as schools offer hybrid or rotational options for students who cannot return immediately, and teachers will not be required to teach in-person and online at the same time.
- Classrooms have been online since early March after missile and drone attacks linked to the regional conflict, international summer exams for many UK curricula students were canceled, and transport and operations will face weekly regulatory reviews.