Use of mobiles banned in Punjab govt schools

Lahore: The use of mobile phones has been banned in government schools across Punjab.

The School Education Department has also issued 20-point guidelines for discipline and a transparent teaching system. District and Tehsil Education Officers and school heads have been instructed to ensure the implementation of the guidelines.

According to the new guidelines, teachers, students, and non-teaching staff will submit mobile phones to the head teacher during teaching hours. It will be mandatory for staff to wear dress coats and closed shoes, and teachers and students will wear their name badges.

School Education has instructed that all will wear navy blue jerseys and students will wear uniforms. A working time board will be displayed at the main gate. Each class will have a CR, and three or four pennants with different slogans will be installed in the school.

The guidelines stated that students will use a register, there will be a section for students present and absent and the subject on corner of the whiteboard. The subject being taught and important points will be listed on the board.

Students' nails and hair cutting will be checked daily. Teachers will wear watches, and attendance of all teachers, including the head, in the assembly will be mandatory.