LAHORE: Amid the ongoing spell of the heatwave, the Punjab government has changed the government and private school timings Friday.
According to the announcement, the new school timings will be 7:00 am to 11:30 am across the province.Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas, in his Tweet, directed all public and private schools to comply with the new school timing schedule.Murad Raas urged the school staff, students, to strictly follow the SOPs issued by the federal government.
It may be noted here that the district education authorities had earlier announced modified timings of schools from Monday.The education authorities had also allowed 50 per cent attendance in all schools besides restricting school administrations not to call any students continuously for two days.
The Punjab Province Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has declared a heatwave for the period of May 21–27, when temperatures are expected to be six degrees above average.
The PDMA has advised the public to exercise caution and take the necessary safety precautions during the anticipated heatwave and temperature changes, in addition to alerting the public and notifying the health, irrigation, construction, and communications departments.
A supplementary statement also stated that the province’s public and private schools would be closed for summer vacation from June 1 to August 14; the new school year would start on August 15.
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