Private schools association to challenge extension of summer holidays in Punjab

RAWALPINDI:

Backed by parents, the All Pakistan Private Schools and Management Association (APPSMA) announced on Wednesday its intention to challenge in the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) the Punjab government’s decision to keep public and private schools closed until August 31.

Parents have condemned the provincial Education Department’s move to permit only Classes 9 and 10 to reopen, describing it as inadequate and expressing regret that other classes remain excluded.

They said that repeated and unannounced closures have placed their children’s futures at risk.

The decision to extend summer holidays until August 31, they added, would be contested in court. In their writ petition, the petitioners contend that the extension is unjustified. They note that in other provi