Principals who contradict the DPM

WE refer to the letters “Where have the textbooks gone?” (The Star, Jan 26), “Science using ‘Sains’ books” (The Star, Feb 23) and “Pupils have a right to PPSMI” (The Star, Feb 17).

At the start of every year, students and parents are confronted with directives by principals of national schools, both primary (Year Six still applies) and secondary (all years), who disregard the “soft landing” circular (www.moe.gov.my/cms/upload_files /circularfile/2011/circular_file_000933.pdf) to ensure that students who started (Science and Mathematics) in English can finish in English, which have inadvertently put the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in a tight spot.