School Timings in Capital Reduced After Students Fainted

The roasting temperature in the country oscillating around 40°C caused difficulties for schoolchildren in Islamabad as dozens of students fainted and following this, the federal government decided to alter school timings in the capital.

Along with other cities in Pakistan, the twin cities are also facing boiling heat and the mercury hit 43°C due to which several students of a school fainted in the capital city.

The prolonged power load-shedding amid scorching heat was also the reason behind the mishap.

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The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) announced to alter the regular school timings and a decision has been taken to commence schools an hour earlier.

Meanwhile, the off-time of schools is reduced as well as the students will attend the classes 2 to 4 days a week instead of regular 6 days.

The new school timings as per the announcement will be from 7 am to 11 am from Monday to Thursday and the decision has been taken in light of the recent incident with students.

The institutions operating evening shifts will open on Friday and Saturday and the educational institutes will only be allowed to call 50 percent of students in a class.

Due to the unavailability of power, nearly 25 students collapsed in Bhara Kahu’s public school and several others suffered nose bleeding.

The teaching staff had to shift the collapsed students to a nearby hospital for treatment. While the students with nose bleeding issues were treated at the school with chilled water and ice.

Notably, the educational institutions were re-opened in the federal capital after a prolonged lockdown imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus crisis.

However, after returning to schools, the students found it difficult to cope up with the rising temperature and the shortfall of electric supply added insult to the injury.