Teachers can be called back for duty during school term holidays

KUALA LUMPUR: Teachers can be instructed to attend work during school term holidays, but not exceeding half of the school term holidays in a school year, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday (Feb 28).

Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said the matter was based on the Education Ministry's (MOE) Letter Number 11 of 2017 which also informed that the order to attend duty covered the task of supervising examinations, taking courses and preparation meetings at the beginning of the school year.