Education Ministry issues guidelines on lightening pupil’s school bags

Lighter days ahead: Heavy school bags will be a thing of the past after the Education Ministry issued new guidelines to help pupils lighten their load.

PETALING JAYA: The subject of heavy school bags gets serious at­­tention from the Education Ministry which has issued guidelines to help pupils lighten their load.

The guidelines, contained in a circular dated Sept 12, outline measures and suggestions for schools, teachers, parents and students to reduce the weight of school bags.