Schools unlikely to face teacher shortage

Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah (center) handing over a mock cheque for student aid special to Sarawak education director Serina Sauni at the State Education Department in Kuching yesterday. Zulazhar Sheblee / The STAR

KUCHING: Schools in Sarawak will mostly open next Monday without teacher shortages caused by the floods in Peninsular Malaysia, says Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah.

The minister, who keeps a watching brief over education matters for the state government, said teachers from flood-hit states like Kelantan, Perak and Pahang posted to Sarawak had by and large arrived here.