KP schools reopen with 100% attendance

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reopened all the schools throughout the province with 100 percent attendance, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The teaching activities resumed in all the schools from Thursday as the schools' timings were reset from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.

The schools were reopening after three months after a significant drop in coronavirus cases was recorded throughout the province.

The hot summer was another factor of lately for closure of the schools.

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Earlier on Wednesday, the Elementary and Secondary Education Department had notified the reopening of all public and private primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools across the province with immediate effect.

All classes of primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools in winter areas would be normal school timings while all primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools in summer area timings would be from 7am to 10am with already notified SOPs.

District Education Officers of the concerned districts in the winter zone would notify UCs and areas with high temperatures for implementation of the above schedule.

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They would closely monitor temperatures in other UCs and areas and take necessary action accordingly.

Moreover, the students of class 9th to 12th would be taught only those subjects in which they will appear in the board examination 2021.

The prolonged wave of coronavirus pandemic has badly affected educational activities throughout the country.

Now that the heatwave is in full swing, regular studies cannot be arranged. However, the reopening of the educational institutions would somehow lead to bring educational activities back on track.

Reporter Azmat Ali Shah