Lahore makes face masks mandatory in all public and private schools
The District Education Authority has ordered school administrations to enforce smog SOPs, ensure students drink water and hold awareness seminars.
Lahore's District Education Authority has made face masks mandatory for students in all public and private schools in the district, a measure it described as protection against smog.
The authority directed school administrations to enforce the smog-related standard operating procedures strictly and to make sure that students wear masks.
The chief executive officer of the authority also instructed schools to encourage students to drink plenty of water and to organise awareness seminars on smog prevention and safety precautions, according to a report by ProPakistani.
School administrations were told to ensure full compliance with the guidelines to protect students' health.
The order covers government and private schools alike in the district and places the duty of enforcement on school heads rather than on parents. The reported instructions do not set out how long the mask requirement will remain in force, what proof of compliance schools must produce, or what penalty applies to a school that does not follow them.
The report did not say when the order was issued, whether a separate notification was circulated to schools, or whether the authority has asked the provincial government for any support in monitoring compliance.
The directives name three tasks for school administrations: enforcement of the smog SOPs and mask use, advice to students on water intake, and the holding of seminars on prevention and safety.
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