Several private schools within the province have declared their decision to organise summer camps without getting approval from the Punjab government.
Punjab School Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat claims that no policy has been announced or permission granted to private schools to establish summer camps.According to him, summer camp announcements from school administrations should not be issued without permission.
“Our meetings about summer camps are under way and the decision to allow the camps summer will be made by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif,” he stated. When the relevant authorities issued a heatwave notice last week, a group of private schools had earlier refused to close their doors. The owners had stated that they were in charge of the students examinations.
Because of the high heat on May 25, all public sector schools were closed for summer vacation. However, the Punjab government had given permission for them to hold the exams.private schools remained open, although some large chains have now recommended parents to send their kids in summer camps.
Universities in the province have also ceased on-campus academic activity and begun offering classes virtually due to the severe weather. Even though the temperature in some places has risen above 45 degrees Celsius, the schools have nonetheless scheduled summer camps. The datas of several private schools’ summer breaks have not been announced.
“Due to bad weather, the government regulation about vacations is being disregarded by the school administration, which is sticking to the regular schedule. “It seems that their primary goal is to guarantee that the fees are collected,” stated Sofia Khan, a mother of a student.She claimed both the parents and students realized that skipping the summer camps due to the heat could have an impact on their performance on the upcoming exams.
Representatives from the Punjab Higher Education Department announced that due to the heatwave, universities had been allowed to hold online classes through Eidul Azha.
But Kashif Adeeb Jawdani, the president of an association of owners of private schools, stated, “In the
However, Kashif Adeeb Jawdani, the president of an association of private school owners, stated, “In the past, we organized summer camps for students of higher grades without any fee, and their purpose was exam preparation.” They said that because of holidays, the school year had reduced. “We only have 140 days of training per year, compared to 240 days in an academic year abroad,” he continued.
He claimed that the heat, elections, and smog had caused the authorities to screw up the schools.
The school owners claimed that this had never before occurred that is, before the planned summer vaccines started.
He said that because the course could not be finished in class, a significant percentage of pupils failed the matriculation exams. How the courses could be finished in 140 working days was his question. He said that since it would serve the interests of the children rather than the administrators of the institutions, private schools should be permitted to host summer camps.
