Many unhappy about being told of closures at the eleventh hour

Closure notice: SMK Puchong Utama 1 principal Puan Shakinah Arshad (left) showing a notice about the school’s closure due to the haze.

PETALING JAYA: Parents and teachers were relieved with the Education Ministry’s decision to close schools due to the haze but many were unhappy with being told only at the eleventh hour.

Corporate training manager Jacqueline Ambrose, 43, said she expected an announcement on Sunday night after a weekend of bad haze.