Dubai pupils reportedly locked in school gym could need counselling, says expert – The National

Dubai pupils reportedly locked in school gym could need counselling, says expert – The National

Dubai pupils reportedly locked in a gym after their parents failed to pay school fees should be given psychological counselling, an expert has said.. Mental health professionals warned that being detained against their will would likely have been extremely traumatic for the young children involved.. "The children who were detained should receive counselling and professional support.". The National reported last week how a group of pupils had allegedly been held in a gym at a school in Al Qusais in Dubai due to non-payment of fees.. A video of pupils in a school corridor demanding their classmates be released was posted on social media and police began an investigation.. Last week, David Cook, headmaster of Repton School Dubai, which was not involved in the incident, explained that school staff always tried to be as flexible as possible if parents were known to be struggling with school fees.. "Most schools try to meet the parents and agree on a flexible payment plan," he said.. "We recognise that if parents not are paying the fees, there is a reason.. Schools want to work with parents and find out if the school should do anything differently to be more flexible.". Amal Belhasa, a