Ministry to decide on holiday for flood-hit Kedah schools - PM

The Education Ministry will offer flexibility and additional holidays for schools in Kedah affected by the floods or that are being used as flood relief centres (PPS), said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

However, he insisted that if lessons can be carried out remotely, teachers and students can work from home until the schools reopen.

“For the Form Five school session, it will be maintained. But for schools used as PPS, the education minister will certainly issue a statement, giving some flexibility, like additional holidays for students.

“But I emphasise that it is not a holiday but working from home... if there is a channel to conduct lessons, I don’t want that study time to be used as a holiday.

“So even if you can’t go to school, teachers must make sure students complete their homework before school reopens,” he said.

The prime minister was speaking to reporters after a visit to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Kedah in Alor Setar today. The school has been turned into a relief centre to accommodate flood victims in the area.

The school session in Kedah is scheduled to begin tomorrow after the week-long mid-term holiday which ends today, but due to the floods, 37 schools in six districts in the state have been converted into PPS.

Anwar said the Education Ministry will provide allocations to schools, including those under the state government, which suffered damage due to the floods.

Earlier, the prime minister visited the PPS at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium and spent about half an hour there before going to SMKA Agama Kedah and then to the PPS at Sekolah Kebangsaan Titi Gajah.

- Bernama

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