Swabi schools sealed as checks cover all four tehsils

Inspections found cracks that put pupils at risk; Swabi schools sealed so far are mostly private, with classes to continue in alternative buildings.

Around 120 schools in Swabi, mostly private, have been sealed after buildings were judged unsafe.

Checks across all four tehsils found cracks in walls and rooms that made premises unfit for classes.

Deputy Commissioner Nasarullah Khan said 1,224 of about 2,000 schools have been inspected so far.

Public-school students will move to nearby institutions; private schools must rent safe alternative buildings.

The drive followed a Peshawar private school collapse that killed 31 children and a female teacher.

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