In pictures: Few back-to-school blues as pupils return to face-to-face learning

Shahlan Hazlan seen helping his seven-year-old daughter Ameera Marissa as she gets ready to enter her school as Year One pupils kick off the school year in March instead of January for the first time. - Photo: YAP CHEE HONG / The Star

PETALING JAYA: It’s back to school for most youngsters nationwide starting Monday (March 21) and excitement filled the air in schools across the country as pupils returned to face-to-face learning for the 2022/2023 academic year.

For some, it was seeing old friends again and it was back to following the standard operating procedures (SOPs) practised in schools, such as maintaining a physical distance from each other.