Over Twelve Schools In Gujranwala likely to close

Over twelve government boys and girls primary schools in Bajwat-Sialkot are likely to be closed next year due to the unavailability of teachers and poor facilities.
 
According to a teacher at the Government Primary School for Girls, Misbah Hayat, she has been teaching over 36 students for three years without access to a class room or chairs. “The only other option was for me to quit as well. So many other teachers have quit already and the school would have been shut down so I stayed. I have been taking classes outside under a tree for years,” she said.

The Sialkot Education Department had appointed as many as 30 male and female educators teachers for Bajwat schools in 2010 but many of the teachers posted to work in remote areas and rural villages have asked for transfers or resigned from their posts. Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) Sialkot district office bearers have expressed grave concern over the situation.

Coutesy Express News