CHARSADDA: The district education department issued the notification of closure of 49 state-run schools under the new education policy of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
A notification to this effect was issued by the office of the district education officer here on Tuesday.
The provincial assembly some time ago had passed a law under which the state-run schools having less than 50 students would be closed.
The closed down schools included 26 for boys and 23 for girls. The students of the closed schools would be accommodated in the nearby institutions. The teachers of the closed schools were directed to report for duty in other schools.
