Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini authorities obliged private bus owners to attain permits from the General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) to allow them transport students from and to schools in Diraz.
A notice sent by the Diraz Primary Schools for Girls to the parents read "We ask the parents to urge drivers of private busses to attain a permit from the General Directorate of Traffic to enter the school, noting that they will not allowed entry without it."
Diraz has been suffering from a security besiege since 100 days, due to the open sit-in outside Sheikh Isa Qassim's house, protesting against the decision to revoke his citizenship.