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![‘We Miss You’ banner posted on the boundary wall of the building. Pupils are being welcomed back after more than five months.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NH4KGXVVCOORXB5A2QKE6RDYOA.jpg?smart=true&auth=a25d15cc9869a35a9e256b6a171a02605dfda690660eaee4c14173ac2e077cb4&width=400&height=225)
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UAE teachers prepare for live-streamed lessons as school day adapts to Covid-19 age
In some schools, pupils will follow a hybrid schedule, taking in-person classes on some days and online ones on others
Anam Rizvi
August 31, 2020
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