SEGAMAT – More than 300 schools in the country have been identified as affected by floods, as some of them have opened for the third term of school in group A.
Deputy Education Minister II Datuk Mohamad Alamin said the schools yet to open are still inundated, are serving as temporary relief centres, or are cleaning up.
He said schools that have not opened according to the original schedule are expected to open next week.
“Some of the schools in group A that are not ready are in Sabah, Pahang and Selangor.
“Information on the status of schools will be updated by the district education office from time to time,” he told reporters after inspecting cleaning work at SK Pulau Paya here today.
Mohamad said he hoped all parties would help clean the schools, and ensure school sessions proceed according to plan.
He said 46 schools in Johor were converted into relief centres, comprising 15 in Segamat, 13 in Tangkak, seven in Muar, four in Mersing, three each in Kota Tinggi and Batu Pahat, and one in Kluang.
As of this morning, 27 schools in Johor remain unoperational because they have been turned into relief centres or are still flooded, while 19 schools started the three-day school session today.
Mohamad also said that the ministry would not burden students who cannot participate in the school session this time, and will give them space to deal with the aftermath of the floods.
He said more than 14,000 students affected by the floods are allowed to wear normal clothes to school and the Education Ministry has also guaranteed a sufficient supply of textbooks to replace more than 260,000 books damaged by the floods. – Bernama, January 9, 2022
