The Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas has announced that the schools across the province will be reopened from running future, 7th January 2022.
The announcement has been made on the official Twitter account of the minister. Murad Raas has retained the learners back to the school. Moreover, he has instructed the school authorities to ensure the performance of SOPs in all the schools and encouraged the students to follow the preventive measures to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Winter vacations in Punjab
Before, the Punjab government had announced the winter vacations for educational universities across the province. According to the statement, the schools closed from 23rd December 2021 to 6th January 2022. Likewise, specific dates had been reported for the different districts of the province, considering the high smog levels.
It is said that as per the notification issued by the School Education Department, all public and personal educational institutions in Gujrat, Hafizabad,
Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Pakpattan, Sheikhupura, Okara, Vehari, Khanewal, Lahore, Khushab, Bahawalnagar, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Nankana Sahib will remain closed from 23rd December 2021 to 6th January 2022 however the educational institutes in the other districts will observe the winter vacations from 3rd January 2022 to 13th January 2022.