Teo Nie Ching greeting special needs children at SJKC Bintawa in Kuching.. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR
KUCHING: Only 14% of special-needs children are estimated to be registered in special education programmes in government schools, says Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.
Calling the percentage low, she said the ministry was taking steps to train more teachers in special education and to raise awareness among parents in order to increase the number of special-needs children in school.
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