The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Students will be given more time in the first few weeks of January to buy school uniforms, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Tuesday (Dec 29).
Schools, which reopen from Jan 4, will work closely with their vendors to ensure that students can buy their school uniforms as soon as possible, and facilitate the sale of uniforms in school, MOE told The Straits Times.
The reply comes after an incident earlier in the day in which the police had to disperse a crowd which gathered outside a uniform shop in Ang Mo Kio.
The crowd comprised parents who tried to buy and exchange school uniforms for their children before school starts next week, with many not practising safe distancing.