Dubai parents find preparing for back-to-school season to be time-consuming
school buses
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Abu Dhabi
UAE parents can now track school bus safety from their phones
Parents and teachers in the UAE can monitor school bus safety via a new app
Dubai
Dubai taxis, school buses now equipped with automated fire suppression systems
So far, the equipment has been installed in 4,459 taxis and 953 school buses across the emirate
app
Dubai Taxis adds up to 20,000 students to bus app
Dubai Bus app tracks pupils on way to and from school and sends alerts in case of traffic jams
Oman
Oman school buses fail inspections
During the inspection campaign, a number of violations were issued including a lack of safety and non-compliance
private schools
UAE parents can watch children through cameras in school bus
As part of a new initiative, cameras and safety devices has been installed in over 2,000 buses in Sharjah
coronavirus restrictions
Dubai school bus operators order kids to wear masks
Students told restrictions remain in place
Ashok Leyland
India’s Ashok Leyland wins orders to manufacture 1,400 school buses at Ras Al Khaimah facility
The buses will include the 55-seater Falcon bus and 32-seater Oyster bus and is the company’s largest ever supply of school buses in UAE
Dubai Health Authority
Driver, supervisor suffer ‘severe’ injuries in Dubai bus crash
Rashid Hospital says 14 out of 15 students have been discharged after treatment for minor injuries following Monday morning crash
childrens education
Gallery: Sheikh Mohammed meets the schoolboy hero who saved classmates in Kalba bus fire
Khalifa Abdullah Ali Al Kaabi, who saved his classmates when their bus caught fire and managed to get them all out minutes before it burst into flames.
Almas Robotics
UAE engineer invents device to improve safety on school buses
Fahim Almas unveils smart device which uses artificial intelligence to track movements of school children on buses
apps
Dubai launches new app to keep pupils safe on journey to school
New smart app – DTC School Bus – has been launched to enable Dubai parents to track the movement of their children’s journey to and from school