Sindh Academic session should start from April: All Private Schools Management Association
Karachi, Jan 24: All Private Schools Management Association (APSMA) Sindh has demanded the Sindh Education Department to stick to its decision to initiate the academic session from April every year and avoid starting session from August under the influence of elite private schools.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, APSMA Chairman Khalid Shah revealed that a delegation comprising the administrations of various elite private schools met with the Sindh Education Minister on Thursday asking him to start the 2010 academic session from August instead of April. Shah maintained that after the meeting, the department was considering to change the decision of its steering committee to start the academic session every year from April. He was of view that any amendment to the decision of the committee will be illegal and unconstitutional. "Any changes in the start of the academic session will affect 98 percent of the private schools of the province," he stated.
Shah said if the session started from August, then the matriculation exams will be held in May when power outages are at their peak. This will affect the studies of students and consequently their results, he added.
Shah also criticized the education department on taking back the notification that cancelled the registration of 56 private schools that violated the department's rules saying that it will encourage the administration of these schools to violate rules and regulations in the future. Daily Times
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