ALOR SETAR: Schools must stop all outdoor plans, such as co-curricular activities and sports events, for the time being in view of the current hot weather.
Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said schools are required to take precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incidents.“I call on students to be careful about the hot weather and to drink plenty of water, as well as not hold outdoor activities,” she told a press conference after her visit to SK Taman Rakyat here.
She said state education departments nationwide were monitoring the weather and that precautionary measures would be taken.
“Guidelines state schools will be closed if temperatures exceed 37°C. Schools will apply to the state education department, which will make a decision (on closing schools),” she added.
During her school visit, Lim announced an allocation of RM200,000 each for school maintenance for SJKC Peng Min and SJKT Barathy and RM150,000 each for SJKC Keat Hwa (S) and SK Taman Rakyat.
