Some teachers worried they are being asked to come to school

Some teachers worried they are being asked to come to school

Coronavirus: Some teachers in UAE are being asked to come to school, and they are worried. All students across the country are now on their early, extended spring break as part of precautions against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.. A number of private school teachers and staff are concerned that they were being asked to report to work.. The four-week closure of all schools and universities in the country started on Sunday, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Education.. KHDA answers all your queries in school breaks When it comes to teachers' work, education authorities - the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai and the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) - have allowed school managements to offer flexible options.. In a statement sent to Khaleej Times, the KHDA has said teachers and staff are encouraged to organise their work schedule with the school in a "mutually beneficial arrangement".In a few schools, teachers and staff have been asked to come to work.. An Indian-curriculum school, where a 16-year-old student tested positive for Covid-19, was one of the campuses where teachers were called in to work.A senior schoolteacher said: "We just