PESHAWAR:
In a move to enhance student safety and prevent potential misconduct, the Department of Political Science at Islamia College Peshawar has released detailed guidelines prohibiting female students from any form of direct contact with male faculty members.
According to an official notice issued by the department, all interactions between female students and male teachers have been completely banned. Female students are strictly prohibited from entering male teachers’ offices, while male students are similarly barred from entering female teachers’ offices.
To address academic and other concerns, the college has appointed separate male and female assistant professors as coordinators for male and female students, respectively. Any student requiring a meeting with a faculty member of the opposite gender must obtain prior No Objection Certificate (NOC) approval.
The notice further directs that examination-related issues or complaints should be forwarded to the Students Complaints Committee for resolution, bypassing direct faculty interactions.
This directive aligns with broader provincial efforts by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Higher Education Department to curb harassment risks in public universities, including mandatory female faculty coordinators for female students’ grievances and regular awareness seminars on protection laws.
The guidelines, effective immediately, aim to foster a transparent, secure, and accountable academic environment at the historic institution.
