Dubai, Emirates Transport Media Dept.
Emirates Transport (ET) participated in the activities of the second “National Bullying Prevention Week” launched by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
The campaign aims to increase awareness of bullying throughout the United Arab Emirates and was held between November 18 to 24, to coincide with International Children’s Day.
Abdullah Abdul Rahman, manager of the Emirates Transport Driving Institute, stressed the importance of the Corporation’s participation in this campaign by providing training for the Institute’s staff as well as school transport workers to deal with this negative phenomenon that extends beyond the walls of the school to the school buses which from an integral part of the educational system.
Ali Humaid Al Hashmi, deputy manager of Emirates Transport Training Centre, revealed that the workshop was attended by 50 participants from the training centre including trainers and a number of school transport drivers and supervisors.