Vernacular schools important to give parents choices, says Najib


Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (centre, in blue), flanked by Chinese community leaders, having a tour of the Foon Yew High School Seri Alam branch in Masai, Johor Baru on Feb 24, 2022.

JOHOR BARU: Demands for Chinese education should be respected as such schools provide a choice for the kind of education parents want for their children, said Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The former prime minister said despite pressure from certain parties while he was in the government, he still went ahead and approved the application by Foon Yew High School, an established Chinese education provider in Johor Baru, to set up branches in Kulai and Seri Alam here.

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