ISLAMABAD: The association of private schools on Saturday announced that its partner schools will not observe summer holidays this year to make up for learning time lost to the Covid-19 crisis.
All Pakistan Private Schools Federation President Kashif Mirza said that the schools will remain open during the summers and will operate between 7:00 am and 11:00 am.
“The students will be allowed to attend classes in the casual dressing instead of school uniforms,” he said, adding that the decision was taken in view of extreme weather conditions.
Mirza further announced that educational institutions could also shift to virtual classes only if they had the equipment to do so.
The schools across the country have been reopened on the directives of the National Command and Operation Centre and the government has also announced plans to take in-person tests as Covid-19 cases continue to witness a declining trend.
Meanwhile, parents of matric and intermediate students have expressed concern over the reopening of schools at the time of summer vacations. They expressed fear that children will suffer due to eight-hour-long classes in the hot and humid weather conditions.
“Opening schools amid the very hot weather is playing with the health of students,” a parent said, questioning the “wisdom” behind opening educational institutes in the sweltering heat.
