Hard at work: Noraini (right) helping her daughter Aleesha with her homework after she returned from school in Singapore at their home in Taman Majidee, Johor Baru.
JOHOR BARU: Johor has stepped up in accommodating the demand for private or international education in the state and there is no need for Malaysian children to cross into Singapore daily for the purpose.
State Health, Environment, Education and Information Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said while parents were free to enrol their children in the school of their choice, it was not necessary for them to cross the border for it.
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