KUALA LUMPUR – Police will allow students to travel interstate to go to schools and educational institutions, provided they have a letter of certification from the Education Ministry (MoE) or their respective schools and institutions.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the National Security Council (NSC) has updated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on daily movements to schools or educational institutions, as well as on the intake of students at hostels involving interstate movement.
“Students can be accompanied by a guardian when travelling to and from the schools or educational institutions… and teachers or educators will be allowed to travel interstate to go to schools or educational institutions for the purpose of teaching, provided they have a certified letter from the MoE or the schools/educational institutions,” he said in a statement today.
He added that students going to hostels must also have a certified letter from the MoE or schools/educational institutions.
“Therefore, police would like to advise students, parents, teachers or educators wishing to travel interstate for this purpose to have a certified letter from the MoE or their respective schools/educational institutions to be shown to police personnel manning roadblocks so as to ensure smooth travelling.”
Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin had, on August 15, announced that the reopening date of schools in states under Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) would be October 3, later that the September 1 date announced earlier.
Radzi, however, said that schools in Phase 1 of the NRP would not be allowed to reopen.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad was previously reported to have said that her ministry plans to allow students of higher learning institutions to return to campuses for the 2021/2022 academic session in all phases of the NRP starting next month. – Bernama, September 30, 2021
