Some Dubai schools 'holiday' on Valentine’s Day to avoid ‘problems’

Valentine’s Day is Thursday, and hundreds of lovebirds will be running around this week to gift the loved ones flowers, cards, chocolates, plan a dinner date, or whatever they think is romantic – and can be afforded by their pockets.



Some schools in Dubai, however, have decided to avoid the ‘love problems’ by keeping it off the campus. Celebrating Valentine’s Day, especially in the high school, could easily turn out to be a nightmare for school authorities, what with a growing number of teens from all across the world, with various cultural influences, studying in the country’s schools.

A prominent IB school in the city is closed on Thursday. “It’s a Friendship Day holiday,” a parent confirmed to this website. “They are doing this to avoid last year’s problems,” she said on the condition of anonymity.

The last year’s problems that she mentions was, apparently, on-campus smooching among some high school students