The Kuwait Ministry of Education has issued a set of rules to govern school activities for the academic year 2026-27, strengthening student privacy and encouraging fiscal discipline.
A school administration and its staff can not solicit monetary or in-kind donations from students or their parents for any function organized at the school including parties, class celebrations or graduating ceremonies, according to new directives.
Senior education official pointed out, only an approved budget needs to be utilized and donations of any kind from a pupil or guardian are illegal and an act of favoritism across the state schools.
It’s also forbidden to record, film or post photos of minor students on social networking sites. Teaching staff and school administration were explicitly told not to photograph, film or publish images of students in school.
No photographs, video footage or even publication of student photos is allowed on private social networks sites like Facebook and Instagram.
School teachers and administrators have also banned photographing or video recording students while studying or at school.
The announcement also stated that they cannot share student examination results publicly or create personal social media accounts displaying the students registered under their school without official permission from the Ministry and legal guardian.
Only Official media communication of school students’ performances will be allowed through official pages of the educational zone in charge.
The regulations come in two parts, one covering donations and other students’ photos, and prohibited commercial or profit-making use of school properties and facilities by school teachers or other employees. ”
No teacher, the rules added, or other person will be allowed to practice commercials or commercial promotion for private tutorial centers or private lesson at any school,” it stated, adding that unauthorized education publications and any of sort were also proscribed to prevent the teaching staff from selling unauthorized learning material and gaining profits.
Schools were instructed to use only official approved social media platforms for communications, including with parents, strictly observing professional ethic codes in dealing with students.
Ministry spokesman said regular surveillance squads will be visiting school premises across Kuwait to ensure the enforcement of the new policy and in a country where most schools rely heavily on public funding and donation collections for various needs such as repairs and school events, there will be strong repercussions including suspensions and administrative sanctions if schools and individuals are caught in violating these new rules, especially those on public finances and students privacy
