Salman Yousafzai
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Education Department has identified 34 public school teachers across the province who are illegally operating unauthorized social media pages under the department’s name, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
In a direct crackdown on institutional misinformation, the Education Department has ordered immediate disciplinary action against the accused educators, who span various teaching cadres. The formal show-cause notices are being dispatched today by the respective District Education Officers (DEOs) and the Directorate of Education.
According to department officials, these self-appointed, unofficial sites have been constantly reporting inaccurate reports and misinformation, which have caused confusion among students, parents, and the general populace.
“These unofficial sites are creating confusion by spreading misinformation,” said a senior education official.
In addition to targeting the 34 identified individuals, the KP Education Department has issued fresh directives to trace and identify other teachers or departmental employees running similar illegal digital platforms across different districts of the province.
KP Announces Summer Holidays in All Educational Institutions
Earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced summer vacations for all public and private educational institutions across the province, with the break set to begin from July 1.
According to the official schedule, schools in the plains areas will remain closed from July 1 to August 31, while educational institutions in the upper districts will observe summer holidays from July 1 to July 31.
In case of schools situated in the plains area, the primary level institutions will be closed till August while the middle, high and higher secondary schools will have a little shorter period of vacation that will end on August 15, as per notification.
The decision was taken considering the increasing temperature and ensuring the safety and well-being of the students as well as teachers during the summer season.
The education department has instructed the district education officers and the authorities of the schools to make strict adherence to the holiday schedule.
