Parents Urge Govt To Re-Consider Previous School Timing In Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Following the orders of change in school timing in Kashmir, parents of school children Saturday urged the authorities to revoke the new orders in view of scorching temperatures.

Speaking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, parents urged the school education authorities and the divisional administration to re-consider the previous school timing.

On July 23, amid hot weather conditions, School Education Department had ordered a change in school timing for all classes from 8 Am to 1 Pm in both rural and urban areas of Kashmir region.

“We want the government concerned authorities to restore the previous school timing keeping in view the persistent heatwave and ultimately the health of children,” said one of the parents.

She said that nothing was more important for her except for the wellbeing of her wards.

Meanwhile, another parent Feroz Ahmad said, “Previous timing of 8 Am to 1 Pm was good and feasible for every student to avoid the heat wave. However, the new timing will make them sick and dehydrated.”

“As of now, even a healthy and stable persons can’t handle the ongoing heat wave and the government is putting pressure on students to attend the classes during the scorching weather,” Another parent said.

Pertinently, on July-28, division administration of Kashmir had ordered suspension of class work for students upto primary level in both government and private schools on July-29 and 30.

However, on Saturday the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) changed school timing in the Kashmir division.

According to the official orders in this regard, the new timing for school falling within Srinagar Municipal limits will be 9 Am to 3 Pm while the educational institutes falling outside Municipal limits of Srinagar District and other areas of Kashmir Province shall remain open from 10 Am to 4 Pm.

In the meantime, Director of School Education Kashmir was not available for his comments. (KNO)