School timings across Punjab to be changed from March 01

LAHORE: Punjab’s school education department has planned to change school timings in the province including Lahore from March 01, ARY NEWS reported.

According to sources, the change in timings was planned due to an increase in the daytime during summer. “The school timings from March 01 could be from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm,” they said adding that currently the timings are from 8:45 am to 2:45 pm.

The education department of the province has sought recommendations from provincial educational authorities for change in timings and the final decision would be taken once the consultation is completed.

Two days back, the schools in Punjab have resumed their academic activities with 100pc attendance after a decline in COVID-19 cases.

A restriction of 50 per cent attendance for lower classes in the educational institutes in Punjab was imposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on January 17 due to the spread of coronavirus at an alarming rate. The ban remained enforced for 27 days.

The Punjab School Education Department had suggested the resumption of all classes in the schools with full attendance from Wednesday (today).

The students and employees are required to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to keep the viral disease at bay.