{
  "id": 12106275,
  "title": "UAE schools ban parents from taking photos and sharing them on WhatsApp, social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/uae-schools-ban-parents-from-taking-photos-and-sharing-them-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:34:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-schools-ban-parents-from-taking-photos-and-sharing-them-on-whatsapp-social-media-1.500698608"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Dubai and Sharjah, UAE schools are banning parents from taking photos and sharing them on social media platforms. Parents and visitors are now asked to refrain from capturing or sharing any images or videos of students in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, and other areas without explicit consent. GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah – Boys, stated that their priority is the safety, privacy, and wellbeing of every child. The school follows UAE privacy requirements and recent guidance being reinforced across private schools. GEMS Winchester School – Dubai also issued a similar circular, while the International School of Choueifat – Sharjah took a stricter stance, prohibiting parents from taking photos or videos on any regular school day, including during drop-off, pick-up, assemblies, and other areas of the campus. The rule applies to all students. The only exception is during official school open events, where parents are invited and specifically allowed to take pictures of their own children only.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Parents across the UAE may soon have to think twice before pulling out their phones at the school gate. Schools in Dubai and Sharjah have issued fresh circulars asking parents and visitors not to take photographs or videos on school premises. They are also being told not to share pictures or clips showing other students on WhatsApp groups, social media or other digital platforms without…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}