{"id":75252,"date":"2025-05-22T20:47:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=75252"},"modified":"2025-05-22T20:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:47:03","slug":"punjab-govt-issues-new-directives-for-educational-institutions-amid-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/punjab-govt-issues-new-directives-for-educational-institutions-amid-heatwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab govt issues new directives for educational institutions amid heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The<\/span> Punjab<\/span> government<\/span>,<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> ongoing heatwave<\/a> that<\/span> has<\/span> seen<\/span> temperatures<\/span> reach<\/span> record<\/span> highs<\/span>,<\/span> provided<\/span> guidance<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> province<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> public and private schools for<\/span> the<\/span> safety<\/span> of<\/span> students,<\/span> which<\/span> also<\/span> includes<\/span> a change<\/span> in the dress code for<\/span> students<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz<\/a>,<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> to authorities<\/span> advising<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> alert<\/span> for<\/span> excessive<\/span> temperatures and high<\/span> risk<\/span> of<\/span> heat<\/span>–<\/span>related<\/span> health<\/span> emergencies,<\/span> is<\/span> asking<\/span> the public to use<\/span> precaution<\/span>.<\/p>\n

She is<\/span> asking<\/span> all<\/span> parents to keep children inside<\/span> to reduce<\/span> the<\/span> risk<\/span> of<\/span> heat-related health emergencies<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> requesting<\/span> schools<\/span> provide<\/span> time<\/span> to<\/span> drop<\/span> the temperature<\/span> inside<\/span> before<\/span> beginning<\/span> outdoor<\/span> activities<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> her<\/span> announcement<\/span>, the Chief Minister is<\/span> requesting<\/span> schools<\/span> to<\/span> suspend<\/span> outdoor activities until<\/span> further<\/span> notice<\/span>. She stated<\/span> that\u00a0all<\/span> classrooms<\/span> should<\/span> have one working<\/span> fan and<\/span> that<\/span> schools<\/span> should<\/span> assess<\/span> the<\/span> comfort of<\/span> students before<\/span> these<\/span> activities<\/span> occur<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due<\/span> to<\/span> excessive<\/span> heat, Maryam Nawaz states<\/span> students would<\/span> wear their<\/span> more comfortable,<\/span> lighter<\/span> clothing<\/span> for<\/span> school<\/span> hours<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> every school would<\/span> carry<\/span> a basic<\/span> first aid kit at<\/span> the<\/span> school<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The<\/span> Chief<\/span> Minister<\/span> indicated<\/span> for<\/span> some<\/span> public spaces<\/span> like<\/span> public<\/span> markets<\/span>,<\/span> crowded spaces<\/span> (<\/span>or<\/span> endemic<\/span> transport<\/span> infrastructure<\/span>)<\/span>,<\/span> there<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> shade<\/span>, cool drinking water, and first aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab government, in response to an ongoing heatwave that has seen temperatures reach record highs, provided guidance to the province‘s public and private schools for the safety of students, which also includes a change in the dress code for students. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, in a statement to authorities advising them to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":34359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[12967,28943],"class_list":["post-75252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-chief-minister-maryam-nawaz","tag-heat-wave-in-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75257,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75252\/revisions\/75257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}