On Thursday, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced that all public and private schools in the province will reopen on September 16 with a staggered approach.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
All Public and Private Schools of Punjab to open on Thursday 16th September, 2021 with the staggered approach. Only 50% students will be allowed in Schools on any given day. Please follow COVID SOPs issued by the government. Welcome back.
— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) September 14, 2021
Taking to Twitter, Minister Murad Raas wrote “Only 50% students will be allowed in Schools on any given day.”
“Please follow COVID SOPs issued by the government, welcome back” the minister wrote.
Earlier, the Punjab government had decided to close all public and private schools in Punjab till September 15 (Wednesday) due to the bad COVID situation in the country.