ISLAMABAD – As many as 40 percent government boys’ schools are being run without libraries, playgrounds and proper security arrangements. According to FAFEN monitoring report issued here on Monday, 38 percent of high schools run by the government do not have a library, 40 percent lack playgrounds and 42 percent do not have security guards for the protection of students.
The report said that FAFEN governance monitors visited 50 government boys’ high schools in 41 districts of the country. Twenty two schools were visited in 19 districts of Punjab, 14 in 11 districts of KP, 12 in nine districts of Sindh and one each in a district of ICT and Balochistan. It said 38 percent of the monitored schools did not have a library including 58 percent of those monitored in Sindh, 36 percent in Punjab, 21 percent in KP and the one school monitored in Balochistan.
For high school students the availability of a library is a must as it not only stimulates independent reading and aids in research but also exposes the students to material other than text books.
