PRAYAGRAJ, July 13 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (U.P. Board) has sounded a warning to over 28,000 secondary schools across the state for failing to comply with mandatory online attendance norms introduced this academic session.

Despite the launch of a new online attendance portal and mobile application from the beginning of the current academic session, a recent review revealed that most schools failed to submit daily attendance records, defying the board's June 30 order.

Taking serious note of the situation, UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh issued a fresh directive on July 11 to all district inspectors of schools (DIOSs), instructing them to ensure strict compliance.

As per the directive, all secondary schools -- w...