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UAE public schools to resume face-to-face classes on site in new academic year

Option for distance learning will be retained when schools reopen after summer break

Last updated: June 20, 2021 | 18:02

Faisal Masudi, Assistant Editor

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Emirati students at a school in Abu Dhabi. Picture for illustrative purposes only.

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Dubai: Public school students will return to in-person classes in August for the new academic year, Emirates Schools Foundation tweeted on Sunday, with the option for distance learning to continue.

It follows a similar announcement days ago for Abu Dhabi schools.

On Sunday, the foundation, which oversees public schools, tweeted that each school will be handled separately, based on its own situation, while retaining the option for distance learning.

Vaccination progress

It added that 72 per cent of staff at public schools have been vaccinated so far for COVID-19.

After the July-August summer break, public schools will reopen on August 29 for the new 2021-22 academic year.

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