KARACHI: Sindh Government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab on Saturday requested the federal and the Sindh government to reconsider the decision of opening the schools especially the primary sections from this month.
In a message posted on Twitter, the Sindh government spokesperson said that the situation still not certain and children may not be able to follow the standard operating procedures SOPs.
As a parent, I would request the Education Department, Government of Sindh as well as the Federal Govt to reconsider the decision of opening up the schools especially the primary sections. The situation is still not certain & children may not be able to follow the SOPs
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) September 12, 2020
As a parent, I would request the Education Department, Government of Sindh as well as the Federal Govt to reconsider the decision of opening up the schools especially the primary sections, he added.
Last week, the centre and the provinces had agreed to reopen the educational institutions in phases from September 15 across the country.
In this connection, a meeting of the inter-provincial education ministers was held under the chairmanship of Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood.
The federal education ministry presented recommendations on reopening the educational institutions.
The meeting decided to resume educational activities at the educational institutions from Sept 15 across the country.
It was decided to resume the pre-primary and primary classes from Sept 30, 9th and 10th grade from Sept 15 and class 6 to 8 from Sept 23.
