Now, pupils can ask for a rainy day off
‘Are you made of sugar?’ among questions asked by education regulator
KHDA tweets link of a survey to ‘preregister’ their requests with some hilarious options |
Now, Dubai students can have a say on whether classes should be suspended or not when wet weather strikes. How? Just log on to a survey site.
A day after the rain on Sunday, which resulted in traffic snarls, Dubai’s education regulator Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) invited students to ‘preregister’ their rainy-day off requests.
As of 2016, there are 173 private schools in Dubai with a total of 265,299 students.
In a tongue-and-cheek response to students’ requests for off days on rainy days, the KHDA yesterday tweeted the link of a survey — with pretty fun — some hilarious — options.
The KHDA asked students to fill up an online form to pre-register their request — so that next time “we spot a drop or two, we’ll have you covered!”
For example, in trying to know the survey respondent’s age, the first question (How old are you?) has the following options:
I look cute with my front teeth missing.
I know the words of all of Justin Bieber’s songs by heart.
My hair is everything. The second question: ‘Do you want the day off school in case of rain?’ has a simple yes-andno option, but those who answer ‘yes’ could trip over the the third question (‘If you answered yes, why do you want the day off school?’)
I’m made of sugar. Are you, like, seriously asking this question?
I believe rain imperils my safety and that of my fellow students.
The fourth question is ‘So if you actually had the day off school, what would you do?’
The fifth question is phrased as if it’s the last, but it’s not: ‘And lastly, do you secretly like KHDA in that ‘I don’t want to talk to them where everyone can see me, but they’re not that bad really’ kind of way?’ The options are: ‘Whatever’ or ‘Yeah, but keep it between us, ok.’
Finally, students are asked: ‘Would you like us to email you next time it rains, or maybe just to say hi? Let us know your email address here.’