Punjab Government has incorporated the contents on ill-effects of drugs in the school books after revising the school curriculum.
“The state Education Department has initiated a special health awareness campaign for the students of government schools across the state. Under this, essay reading and poem recitation by students and small lectures by teachers are being held in the morning assembly to generate awareness in students against the drugs and other health issues,” said an official spokesperson on Sunday.
Spokesperson said that the students studying from classes IX to XII were also being educated about the adverse effects of the drugs and is given special consideration to educate about the harm caused by intoxicants.
Under the campaign, the school students were also being made aware about the health issues because if the students will be healthy, they will concentrate on their studies and attend their classes regularly, said the spokesperson, adding that besides, common causes of sickness and home remedies were also taught.
The school students are being educated on various health issues and personal hygiene. Girl student are being sensitized on menstruation health and hygiene and mental and physical changes in adolescent stage, he said.
The school children are also being taught not to waste water but to conserve it since it is a precious resource for life, he added.