'Objectionable' curriculum of private school seized

KARACHI - The Directorate of Private Institutions, Sindh, has seized the objectionable curriculum, being taught at Dawood Public School located next to Pakistan Television Station on Stadium Road, to calm down the angry parents and their children. Director Private Institutions, Sindh, Mansoob Siddiqui, with his team visited the school and directed the chief executive officer of the school, Sabreena Dawood, and school Principal Mrs Waqar to readmit the expelled four girl students, who had lodged complaint to chief executive officer of the school against the curriculum, addressing the issues of birth secure and insecure sex and birth control in Biology Book of 7th Class. The director private institutions had a meeting with angry parents and ensured them that the objectionable material would be excluded from the school books, mostly printed from Singapore. The education of sex issues at the school has caused annoyance not only among the students but also among their parents. Mansoob Siddiqui told The Nation on Thursday that administration of the Dawood Public School had assured the government that objectionable material would be excluded from the curriculum. The school administration will seek pardon from parents through an official letter, as some parents of students have been misbehaved in the protest. On the other hand, some changes in the syllabus of Islamiat subject are also being considered as intolerable material. He said that nearly 1,600 students were studying in the school, which is one of the most reputed schools of the City; the future of such students were attached with the said school therefore the directorate was trying to solve the issue peacefully. On the other hand, some people are trying to politicise the issue, he said and added that the issue started when a new chief executive officer started making changes in the syllabus. Siddiqui said that almost all books had been printed from Singapore, while some chapters had already been declared useless by the school administration for teaching purpose as per our culture and educational environment.

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