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BUTTERWORTH: Roads outside schools were abuzz as Year Three to Six pupils returned to classrooms, with many parents choosing to personally drop off their children. At SJK(C) Li Hwa here, a stream of vehicles was seen queuing up outside during the morning session. The queue eventually stretched for about a kilometre as pupils bid goodbye to their parents and lugged their bags into classrooms after they were dropped off within the school compound. Teachers and security guards took on additional roles to make sure traffic was in order, while a few other teachers were armed with hand sanitisers a...

Back to school: Ooi with her son and daughter preparing their books to return to school at their home in George Town, Penang. JOHOR BARU: It is a busy weekend for parents as they make final preparations for the reopening of schools, starting tomorrow, which has been delayed because of the pandemic. Mother of two Nurul Aisha Mohd Yusoff, 34, a student management assistant at a school for special needs children here, said it was a hectic week for her as she juggled work and preparation for her daughter’s schooling needs. “I am rushing to make sure that my daughter has everything she needs ...

GEORGE TOWN: Primary schools prepping to start sessions for pupils in Years One and Two will rely on previously issued standard operating procedure. This includes refraining from holding assemblies and any activities that will lead to pupils gathering in a large group. All schools must also mark corridors and walkways to ensure smooth one-way flow and prevent teachers and pupils from accidentally crowding while on the move. “We are on standby for any new SOP. But as it is, we will apply the previously provided one, ” said state Education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad yesterday. As per...

21 Feb 2021 / 20:00 H. Dr Maszlee Malik - Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21: Several opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) today suggested that teachers and school staff should also be given priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccination like other frontliners. The matter was among five proposals submitted by seven opposition MPs in a joint statement today following the Education Ministry’s (MOE) announcement on the reopening of school sessions scheduled to begin in early March. The MPs are Dr Maszlee Malik (Simpang Renggam), Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Setiawangsa), Teo Nie Ching (Kulai), Datuk D...

KUALA LUMPUR: Implementation of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) for students nationwide is not only a challenge to parents but teachers and students as well as they have to face various issues. A teacher at a school in Putrajaya said the attendance of online classes among students from the “back classes” was quite low. “For example, student attendance from the first class is 24 out of a total of 27, while the rate among students from the back classes is six out of 19 people. “Students who are good in their studies will survive while the weak will continue to be left behind...