Dismissing calls to close schools as coronavirus cases rapidly rise, the Sindh education department announced on Tuesday that there will likely be no winter break for educational institutions in the province this year. The federal government had also announced earlier in September that classes would be held on Saturdays and no winter break would be given. The Sindh education department also maintained on Wednesday that the matter will be considered at the meeting next week but for the time being it is unlikely that there will be any winter break, let alone an extended one. These statements were reitearted by Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani while he was talking to the media. The decision made by the education ministers to keep schools open for the time-being is 'absolutely wrong', said Students Parents Federation of Pakistan chairperson Nadeem Mirza, adding that the lives of students and teachers should not be put at risk.

Source: The Express Tribune November 18, 2020 04:07 UTC