KOTA KINABALU: Printed study materials will be sent to students with limited or no Internet connection in Sabah's rural Pensiangan district, 170km from here.
Pensiangan district education officer Norah Marcus said from a survey conducted by Education Department officials, only about 30% of students in the district had Internet access.
“This is worrying because it means many students are not able to keep up with their studies during this movement control order (MCO) period, ” she said.
This led education officials to work with local authorities, such as district officials and village chiefs, to devise a solution.
Norah said education officials then came to the decision to prepare printed materials to send to students without Internet access.
The materials will be compiled and packed into folders or boxes with the names of parents, students and villages concerned written on them.
“A representative from each village will be tasked with getting these materials and distributing them, ” she said.
Norah said they were also looking at ways to get in touch with students who had problems with their studies but were not able to ask questions through the designated chat groups or Google platforms.
“We thank everyone involved who are willing to work together to make sure that our children will not be left out and can still continue their studies despite all that is happening, ” she said.
Recently, Sabah Education Department director Mistirine Radin said from their survey, only about 60% students statewide had Internet access.
And not all with access had stable Internet connections.
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