PETALING JAYA: The working conditions for teachers will have to be improved first before the Education Ministry can implement extended school hours on a large scale.
National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Datuk N. Siva Subramaniam said that a heavier workload and overcrowded classrooms meant that teachers were highly stressed now.
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