Low Attendance of Students At Bahrain Schools

Despite permission of partial return to schools, schoolteachers have noted the students’ reluctance to go back to classes, as shown in the low attendance generated on school opening.

The return of students to their classrooms for the new academic year on October 2020, and was implemented on an optional basis along with stringent precautions against the coronavirus.

The move was considered after many parents expressed interest in classroom learning. But although many students registered for attendance, many evidently changed their minds and opted instead for distance learning.

A maximum of nine students are allowed in each class as a strict precautionary measure. The students themselves were discouraged by the prevailing situation which is far different from normal days before COVID-19.  Students expressed mixed feelings of depression, fear, worry and tension.

Source:  Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent, November 01, 2020