On Education Minister’s directive, show cause notice issuesd to Green Grove Public School Khanna for banning entry of Grand parents in annual function

Management asked to submit reply within two days

Chandigarh – Adhering to the directive of Punjab School Education Harjot Singh Bains, the Punjab School Education Department has issued show cause notice to Green Grove Public School Khanna for banning the entry of grandparents during annual day function of the school asking the management to submit reply through District Education officer Ludhiana within two days.

Giving details, Bains said, the matter of banning entry of grandparents in the annual event on November 20, 2022, has come to his notice. It was mentioned on a slip enclosed with the invitation that only parents of the wards are invited. “The School shows disrespect towards our respectable elders, which will not be tolerated at any cost”, uttered the Cabinet Minister taking strict cognisance of the issue. He asked the officials of the education department to take immediate action as per law to ensure that no private school does such unethical act in future.