KUALA LUMPUR – The stage is set for schools across the country to reopen their doors today for preschoolers, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils after they were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
For students who have yet to get their uniforms, the Education Ministry (MoE) has allowed them to wear everyday clothes until the waiver expires on March 26, when the first term holiday begins.
The reopening of the face-to-face school session, after it was closed nationwide from November 9 last year, also sees students and teachers adapting to new norms and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
The MoE has distributed the School Reopening Management Guidelines and Models for Pupil Control at School Gates to all schools nationwide.
The guidelines encompass various aspects, from students entering the school gate, while at school, as well as when returning home.
Apart from primary schools, Vocational Colleges are also open today.
Year 3 to Year 6 students will start school on March 8, while secondary schools will commence sessions on April 4 (in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu) and on April 5 for other states.
International schools and private educational institutions will reopen on March 8.
However, the face-to-face school session has been postponed to March 14 for schools in Kuching, involving the Samarahan, Julau, Meradong, Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu, Subis and Miri districts, due to the current Covid-19 situation. – Bernama, March 1, 2021
