Leave granted for deaf teacher chasing his dream

PETALING JAYA: It was good news for a deaf teacher, who has been granted leave by the Education Ministry to do his doctorate in the United States.

Lee Tur Chung (pic) of SM Pendidikan Khas Vokasional obtained a one-year scholarship under the Fulbright Foreign Student Programme to pursue a PhD in deaf education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.