Dubai Police Trains 140+ School Security Guards to Improve Traffic Safety
By Thasmiya
Dubai Police has stepped up preparations for the new academic year by training **more than 140 security guards from 35 schools across Dubai** on traffic management and student safety.
The programme focuses on one of the busiest and most sensitive periods around schools: morning drop-offs and afternoon pick-ups. Security guards were trained to manage vehicle movement, respond to minor traffic incidents and help keep students safe around school entrances, exits and buses.
## **More Than 140 School Guards Receive Traffic Training**
The training programme was organised by the **General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police** as part of wider efforts to improve road safety around educational facilities.
Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said cooperation with schools and other institutions plays an important role in strengthening traffic safety.
By giving school security personnel practical traffic-management skills, the programme aims to make them better prepared for everyday situations before specialist authorities arrive.
## **What Did the Security Guards Learn?**
The sessions focused on situations that guards are likely to encounter during normal school operations.
Participants were trained on traffic signs and road-safety rules, managing vehicles during busy school hours and responding appropriately to minor accidents.
They also learned how to report minor traffic accidents through the **Dubai Police smart app** and were introduced to the **“We Are All Police”** service.
Practical exercises allowed participants to work through realistic scenarios rather than relying only on classroom instruction.
## **Safer School Drop-Off and Pick-Up**
Traffic around schools can become particularly busy at the beginning and end of the school day as private vehicles, school buses and pedestrians arrive within a short period.
The training therefore covered how security guards can help maintain smoother traffic flow around entrances and exits while reducing risks to students.
Guards were also instructed on safe procedures for children **boarding and getting off school buses**, an important part of maintaining student safety around moving vehicles.
## **Responding to Minor Accidents**
Another important part of the programme involved dealing with minor traffic incidents near school premises.
Security personnel were shown how to assess common situations, report minor accidents through Dubai Police’s digital services and take appropriate initial action until police or other relevant authorities arrive.
The aim is not to turn school guards into traffic officers, but to ensure that the people already positioned at school entrances know how to react calmly and correctly when an incident occurs.
## **Training for Traffic and Security Emergencies**
The programme went beyond routine traffic direction.
Participants were also trained on how to respond appropriately during traffic or security emergencies and how to help protect students until police or emergency teams reach the location.
First Warrant Officer Ahmed Mohammad Khalaf conducted the sessions, which combined safety guidance with practical exercises based on situations guards could encounter while on duty.
## **Part of Dubai’s Back-to-School Safety Push**
The training comes as Dubai prepares for increased traffic around schools during the **2026–27 academic year**.
School zones typically experience a sharp increase in vehicle and pedestrian activity when classes resume, making coordination between schools, security personnel, parents and traffic authorities particularly important.
Training guards before problems occur gives schools another layer of support for managing these busy periods.
## **What Parents and Drivers Can Do**
The programme also highlights the role motorists play in keeping school zones safe.
Parents and other drivers should follow school-zone speed limits, avoid stopping in undesignated areas, follow directions from authorised personnel and remain alert for children crossing roads or moving between buses and school entrances.
Double parking and unnecessary stopping can quickly create congestion around schools and may obstruct buses or emergency access.
## **Why This Matters**
More than **140 guards across 35 Dubai schools** now have additional practical training to deal with the traffic situations they encounter every school day.
For parents, students and motorists, better-trained security teams could mean more organised drop-offs, smoother traffic movement and safer school entrances.
More importantly, the initiative takes a preventive approach: preparing the people already working around students to recognise risks and respond correctly before a minor traffic problem becomes a more serious safety incident.
## **Source Credits**
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The report was published on **August 29, 2026**, and confirms the key figures of **more than 140 security guards from 35 Dubai schools**. It also confirms that training covered minor accident reporting, traffic signs, school-bus boarding and disembarking, peak-hour traffic management and emergency response.
Read the original Gulf News report