Shaheen Public School and College was sealed here in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area on Thursday morning for violating coronavirus SOPs.
The school has been sealed on the orders of the Gulshan-e-Iqbal assistant commissioner.The school had called students in, in violation of the government’s orders to hold online classes from November 26 onward.
According to a school employee, the principal had called the children to give them homework. They claimed that very few students had come in. A van driver, who was standing outside the school, said that 40 to 50 children had come to the school.
A student said his teachers took English and Urdu classes. Only 17 students had come, he said, adding that there are 30 students in his class. The action was taken after the assistant commissioner received a complaint.
The parents of some of the students staged a small protest outside the school.
On Monday, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood had announced that all educational institutes in Pakistan will close from today [Thursday].
