2 hours Ago By News Desk
Four teachers of Kasur’s Government Girls High School Basti Lal Shah Tehsil have been suspended for cutting spinach within the school to make saag- a popular local dish. Journalist Muhammad Umair shared the video of the teachers cutting the spinach along with the notification issued by the office of the District Education Officer, Elementary Education Kasur. The notification read that the services of Miss Sadia, Miss Noreen, Miss Bushra and Miss Umme-e-Kalsoom of the school have been suspended “in terms of section 6 read with section 5 of the PEEDA Act [Punjab Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act], 2006.
It asserts that it is taken on account of “inefficiency and misconduct in terms of cutting spinach (saag) during school timing jointlyin form as reflected in a video viral on social media dated 15.10.2024.
The department directed the suspended teachers to mark their attendance in the office of undersigned till further orders or outcomes of inquiry under PEEDA Act, 2006. However, the video doesn’t feature women’s faces as they are busy cutting spinach in the school. The Current is Pakistan’s first digital news-lifestyle platform that simplifies news for Pakistani millennials.
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