Water everywhere: A school security officer clearing debris in a school compound in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. — Bernama
KUALA TERENGGANU: Pupils in Terengganu affected by the floods in the state can wear normal attire when classes reopen on Jan 2, says the state Education Department.
Its deputy director (School Management Sector) Azman Othman @ Abdullah said the department understood the difficulties faced by flood victims and would work to ease their burden.
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“Pupils can come to school in normal clothing if their school uniforms have been damaged or washed away by the floods.
“If their stationery or books are damaged, don’t worry ... just come to school. If their textbooks are damaged, they can report to their class teachers,” he said when contacted by Bernama yesterday.
Azman said the post-flood cleaning operations at schools were being carried out by the respective district education offices with the help of the local community.
He added the third wave of floods that started on Dec 24 had affected 32 schools in Terengganu, especially in the districts of Hulu Terengganu, Dungun and Setiu.
“Five other schools are still operating as relief centres. They are SK Durian Mentangau; SK Tanjung Pati; SK Padang Pulut; SK Delong in Dungun and SMK Merchang, Marang,” he added.
As of 10am yesterday, the situation continued to improve in the flood-hit areas of Terengganu with only 733 evacuees from 198 families still at 13 relief centres in the districts of Marang, Kuala Nerus and Dungun.
