More emphasis on special needs students’ education

KUALA LUMPUR: About 1,000 classes will be opened this year for special needs students.

This initiative falls under the Special Needs Integration Programme (PPKI), which aims to make it easier for these students to attend school.The move to make education more accessible would benefit 7,591 students, said Dr Maszlee Malik during a visit to SMK Seri Keramat’s PPKI class on the first day of school yesterday.