Bahrain has been urged to adopt the new guidelines for school bags issued by Saudi Arabia to safeguard children’s health.
MPs from the Strategic Thinking Bloc, led by Parliament’s financial and economic affairs committee chairman Ahmed Al Salloom, have submitted a proposal calling on the government to study the feasibility of implementing Saudi guidelines in Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia’s Education Ministry had recently issued a comprehensive awareness guide specifying the standards that school bags should meet to protect children from spinal and muscular injuries caused by misuse or poor design.
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