Schools to reopen across Punjab from June 7: Murad Raas

LAHORE - Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Thursday a staggered reopening of all private and public schools across the province from June 7.

The minister shared a notification on Twitter stating that the reopening of all classes subject to the following conditions;

Only 50% students shall attend classes on a given day.

No student shall attend the school for two consecutive days.

All concerned authorities shall ensure observance and compliance of COVID-19 SOPs in letter and spirit.

NOTIFICATION:
All Public & Private Schools of Punjab to be opened on Monday 7th June, 2021. It will be a “Staggered” approach. Please read the following Notification carefully. It will be implemented strictly. Our teams will be monitoring the situation very closely. Follow SOPs. pic.twitter.com/kC41NwaSV9

— Murad Raas (@MuradRaasMR) June 3, 2021

The decision, according to the notification, was taken in light of the recommendations of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) that held on Wednesday.