Lahore, 29th December: Closure of schools may be extended in Punjab.
Baaghi TV: According to reports, schools throughout Punjab may remain closed for an extended time period amid the second wave coronavirus pandemic, said Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Tuesday.
The minister was addressing the opening ceremony of the retirement system for teachers of the province where he also discussed the issue of schools being closed throughout the province.
He said, “I want to open schools. However, we may have to go with the option of extending the closure of schools, given the current circumstances.”
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Today for the First time School Education Department Punjab launched the Online Portal for Retirement of Teachers. No more bribery, no safarish from anyone and a complete transparent system. Notification on your device. Cost to us – Zero. pic.twitter.com/lzlVNvemLO— Murad Raas (@MuradRaasMR) December 29, 2020
Raas said, “A joint meeting of all education ministers will take place on January 4 where the decision to extend schools closure or not will be taken.”
It is pertinent to note here that the students have been taking online classes since 26th November, after the government announced to close schools keeping in view the rising number of coronavirus cases amid the second wave in the country.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood had announced that schools across the country will be closed for winter holidays from 25th of December till January 10, 2021.
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