Punjab students may attend schools and institutions only with written consent of parents

Balwant Garg
Tribune News Service
Faridkot, October 15

School education department Punjab has asked all schools to prefer online, and distance learning mode of education.

While allowing the opening of schools from Thursday, the department has conveyed that where some schools are conducting online classes, and that some students prefer to attend online classes rather than physically attend school, they may be permitted to do so.

Students may attend schools and institutions only with the written consent of parents, reads the order, issued by the secretary, school education department.

Schools, that are being allowed to open have to mandatorily follow the SOP to be issued by the Department of School Education in consultation with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Punjab.