Abu Dhabi schools held fully accountable for student safety on all busesLast updated: August 26, 2026 | 08:425 MIN READAbu Dhabi regulators stressed that schools bear full responsibility for the safety of all students and individuals on board school buses throughout the journey, even when schools outsource transport services to third-party operators.File PhotoSchools must also provide any necessary support, assistance and related services to students with additional educational needs to enable them to benefit from school bus services.In exceptional cases where school transport cannot be provided for individual students, the school must request an exemption from the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC).Schools required to provide safe school transport and support students of determination, with full accountability56 violations and fines ranging from Dh100 to Dh200,000 recorded, with a five-day correction periodSchool Transport Policy GuideIn its School Transport Policy Guide, published through its digital channels, ADEK stated that all school transport operators and personnel must comply with the requirements of the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) set out in the Executive Regulations governing school transport services in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, as well as the Abu Dhabi Guidelines for Regulating School Bus Traffic issued by the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council.ADEK stressed that schools bear full responsibility for the safety of all students and individuals on board school buses throughout the journey, even when schools outsource transport services to third-party operators.Abu Dhabi Mobility: 56 school bus-related violations