The School Education Department (SED) Punjab has issued a province-wide directive mandating strict monitoring of students during dismissal hours, alongside a parallel crackdown on inaccurate student data, in a move aimed at strengthening both campus safety and administrative transparency.
Under the new safety protocol, all schools across Punjab are required to ensure that no child is left unattended on campus after closing time. School heads have been instructed to conduct thorough end-of-day inspections of all areas, including classrooms, washrooms, laboratories, libraries, and playgrounds before locking premises.
To enforce compliance, a teacher or staff member will be assigned daily on a rotational basis to supervise student departure and verify that every child has safely left for home. The designated staff member will not be allowed to leave until the process is complete, placing operational accountability directly at the institutional level. Authorities have made it clear that school heads will be held personally responsible for any lapse, with strict action promised in cases of negligence. The directive applies equally to both public and private institutions, and compliance reports must be submitted within 24 hours of implementation.
In a parallel development, the department has uncovered major discrepancies in the records of approximately 1.7 million students enrolled in government schools, with missing or incorrectly entered B-Form numbers raising serious concerns about data integrity.
In response, officials have mandated the complete digitisation of student records and ordered schools to update accurate B-Form details within the School Information System. The initiative also includes accelerating the rollout of a unique Student ID for every child, aimed at improving tracking, transparency, and service delivery within the education sector.
District Education Authorities have been directed to take immediate corrective measures, while school heads are now required to verify B-Forms before approving any data entry. Additionally, institutions have been instructed to complete documentation for students lacking B-Forms, with a firm deadline set for April 30, 2026, to finalise the correction process.
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The twin directives signal a decisive push by the provincial government to address long-standing gaps in both student safety protocols and education data management, reinforcing accountability at every level of the system.
