26 Apr 2021 / 21:17 H.
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will not punish pupils or students who are absent from school because of their parents’ concerns over the Covid-19 situation, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.
He, however, said parents would have to inform the schools in advance.
“We have never penalised students who didn’t want to go to school if they felt unsafe to do so. But parents must write a letter to inform and give a proper reason, we (school) must have proper recordings,” he told a media conference today.
Radzi, who advised parents against sending their children with symptoms to school, said parents under quarantine must also not send children under their care to school.
School learning sessions to be held online for 2 weeks after Aidilfitri holidays 26 Apr 2021 / 21:54 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
PUTRAJAYA: School sessions will be held online for two weeks after the Hari Raya holidays through the home-based teaching and learning method (PdPR), says Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.
It will be implemented from May 16 to 27 for group A schools ( in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu) and May 17 to 28 for group B schools (in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka , Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya).
Radzi said the decision was made to avoid the risk of Covid-19 infections in schools after the school holidays to celebrate Aidilfitri scheduled from May 7 to 15 for group A schools and May 8 to 16 for group B schools.
Education TV channel, DidikTV Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (DidikTV KPM), will continue as usual by targeting certain groups of students at certain times, even though face-to-face school sessions have since reopened, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin