Selangor Journal
Two students quenching their thirst and cooling themselves down while waiting to be picked up from school at Bandar Seri Jempol in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, amid the heat wave on May 2, 2023. — Picture by BERNAMA

Floods: Affected students can wear casual clothes, says Kelantan Education Dept

KOTA BHARU, Jan 1 — The Kelantan Education Department (JPN) is giving flexibility to students affected by floods to attend school in casual clothing when schools reopen on January 2.

Its director Datuk Mohd Zamri Abdul Aziz said this relaxation has been granted for a period to be determined later.

“So far, we have given flexibility to the students affected by floods so that they can go to school in their own clothes from tomorrow, that is not a problem.

“Kelantan JPN and the District Education Office (PPD) will, InsyaAllah, try to find funds or contributions if possible to assist the affected students,” he told Bernama today.

Zamri added that all schools in Kelantan that were affected by the floods and turned into temporary evacuation centres (PPS) will also be open tomorrow.

“Tomorrow, all schools will be open as usual, no problem, because the school administrations have been working together over the past couple of days to carry out cleaning works,” he said.

Regarding Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Gual To’Deh in Rantau Panjang and SK Kedai Tanjong in Pasir Mas, which are still functioning as PPS, Zamri said there are instructions that if necessary, some school lessons will be conducted through home-based teaching and learning (PdPR).

“Both schools will also be open tomorrow, and teachers will come to work as usual.

“We are leaving it to the schools to assess the situation and make space for flood victims living in the PPS if necessary. Some students will go to classrooms, others will continue their lessons at home using PdPR,” he said.

— Bernama

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