School Education Department Changes School’s Timing In Punjab
In the notification that came out
on October 15, 2020, the School Education Department of Punjab has issued new
guidelines for the opening and closing of schools. This latest notification is
in effect for all public and private schools across Punjab. This new
notification is following the previous notification of the School Education
Department that was published on September 12, 2020. However, the new timings
of school will be imposed only from October 16, 2020, to March 31, 2021. The
government is making efforts to keep the kids in schools safe and this new
notification is in continuation of the COVID-19 policy of the Government of
Punjab.
New timings for schools
The schools that are coaching students
in a single morning shift will allow students to come at 8:30 am and leave
schools for their homes at 1:30 pm from Monday to Thursday and on Saturday. The
timings of the same schools that only hold the educational activities in the
morning shift will be 8:30 am to 12:15 pm on Friday. However, the schools that
follow the guidelines of teaching students in the morning and evening shift
will have to follow different guidelines. The schools that conduct studies in
two shifts will first teach the morning shift students from 8:15 am to 12:15 pm
from Monday to Saturday. But the timings for the second shift in schools who
are conducting two shifts will be different. Students will come from 1:00 pm to
4:30 pm from Monday to Thursday and Saturday. Timings for the evening shift
will be 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday.
Good news
for students
Earlier this
month, there have been several fake news on social media that told the students
about the closing of schools starting from October 15, 2020. Ministry of
Education denied such fake news and made it sure that the schools will not
close from the 15th of October. Now, the notification of keeping the
schools open and telling the school authorities to follow new schedules is
great news for students. But parents and school authorities have to make sure
that COVID-19 guidelines are strictly followed.
