Sindh Government allows on campus classes

Sindh Education Minister, Saeed Ghani, has announced that all educational institutions will commence on-campus classes from September 28. Ghani asserted this during a visit to different schools to review the arrangements regarding the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs). He directed all educational institutes to complete their preparations by then.

The announcement came a day after the provincial Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, warned against the reopening of schools from the said date. Ghani said that the overall pandemic situation has improved in Sindh. He noted that an increase in COVID-19 cases is because the government has increased testing.

Coronavirus infections have also been detected in educational institutes since on-campus classes resumed for the higher grades on September 15. “Despite our efforts, we are seeing a lot of flaws and violations. Unfortunately, educational institutions, both private and public, are not fully implementing SOPs,” said Ghani.

“The situation will be reevaluated before resuming classes on September 28, said the minister. And so that we would have a practical experience regarding implementation of the formulated SOPs,” he added. He stressed the need for parents to also cooperate and ensure implementation of the guidelines issued for schools’ reopening. Referring to his inspection of primary and public schools. He also said that while many private schools had made excellent arrangements for the implementation of SOPs, violations were observed in other public and private schools and colleges.

With a total of 135,426 cases in Sindh, should Sindh Government open on-campus classes? What do you think?