Lock-in incident triggers tougher protocols

Lock-in incident triggers tougher protocols

The Education Department has issued a strict new standard operating procedure (SOP) after taking serious notice of an incident in which a sixth-grade girl was locked inside a classroom after school hours at a girls' school in Rawalpindi district. Under the new SOP, each school must appoint a teacher as a focal person for each shift, who will inspect all classrooms, washrooms, labs, halls, and staff rooms after dismissal and then instruct the wat…