Special Education Institution closed for the last two months.
CHITRAL: Special Education Institution Zargrandeh Chitral has been closed for the last two months due to fault in school van using for carrying students from their houses. There are 40 special (disable) students enrolled in this institution and only one vehicle for their pick and drop. Hence failure of its engine this official vehicle which is usually known as flying coach has been parked as a result the institution also close for the last two months and 18 staff members in the institution are also without any performance. Syed Nabi Hussain Principal of Special Education Institution Chitral confirmed closing of this institution for the last two months due to fault in official van. Responding to a question he said that we also feel hesitation to draw our monthly salaries for the last two months without performing our duties because the institution is close and the teaching staff have no option else to perform their duty. He said that the only vehicle which was carrying these special (handicapped) children from their houses and were dropping them back is out of order and its engine has been damaged and that is why the institution is closed as a result precious time of these special students are wasting. He said that we have contacted District Coordination Officer (DCO) who also paid a visit to the school and assured for early repair of official van so as to open the institution for special children and their study resumed once again. Meanwhile president of Legal Aid Forum for Human Rights (LAFH) Abdul Nasir expressed his great concern over closing of special education institution for the last two months due to fault in its official van. He also lamented provincial government who not consider the issue seriously and still not arranged for repair or replacing of that faulty van. He demanded from the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtoonhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti for releasing special fund on emergency basis for repair and maintenance of school van using for carrying of special children to this institution to open the school immediately. Because these special children are also have important role in our society and they are our part.
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