Ministry mulls delaying start of school term


PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will examine the need for any school to further postpone the opening of the third term of the 2021/2022 session based on how badly the schools have been affected by the floods, says Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.

He said at the moment, the ministry was evaluating the damage to schools’ infrastructure including computers, furniture and textbooks.

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