NCOC, Punjab are at odds over summer break: report

The National Coordination and Operation Center and Punjab seem to be at odds over timing and duration of summer vacations.

According to a report run by The News, the NCOC has proposed that schools should go on summer break from July 18 to August 1.

The Punjab government, on the other hand, proposed summer break from July 2 to August 2.

A final decision on the matter will be taken by the Inter-Provincial Education Conference (IPEC) headed by Education Shafqat Mehmood.

As per the report, a meeting of the IPEC will be called soon to take the decision.

In May, the Punjab government had announced that schools across the province will observe shortened summer vacations under a new academic plan mulled by the provincial government, amid the third COVID-19 wave.

Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas had said students have suffered a lot due to the coronavirus pandemic hence the summer vacations in schools will only be for a duration of two to three weeks.

Raas had also said the government is aware of the problems that children are facing due to the weather, adding that in case of an extraordinary situation, the authorities will act accordingly.