The Punjab Ministry of Education has approved the decision to build one middle school to provide education to transgender children in all the districts of the province.
Sources said that not only education will be free of charge, but the children will also be provided free textbooks, uniforms and school bags. They added that educated and experienced female teachers will be appointed at these schools.
The first transgender school was built in Multan last year and after this successful experiment, the schools now will be built in all the districts of Punjab for which funds have also been allocated.
Instructions have been issued by the Ministry of Education to start preparations for opening these transgender schools in the four districts of the Rawalpindi Division including Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, and Chakwal.
Sources said that an awareness campaign will also be started for the parents of transgender children so that they enroll them in schools.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2022.
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