Educational dept finalises enrolment plan

FAISALABAD:

The educational department has finalised arrangements to restart enrolment campaign in the district.

A spokesman for the education department said on Monday that more than 850,000 students were enrolled in the schools of district Faisalabad during 2019, but due to coronavirus pandemic, the number was badly affected and 696,000 students could be enrolled in 2020.

He said most of parents were hesitating to send their children to school due to fear of COVID-19. However, now the government has allowed reopening of all types of schools and educational institutions from October.

Therefore, the Education Department has also made elaborate and comprehensive arrangements to recommence enrollment campaign in the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 29^th, 2020.