KLUANG, March 21 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has granted students affected by the floods and staying at schools converted into temporary relief centres (PPS) the flexibility to attend classes without wearing uniforms, as most of them do not have school attire with them.
Its minister Fadhlina Sidek said the leeway was given to ensure their attendance at school and not to burden their parents.
The leeway also applies to students not directly affected by the floods but who were unable to wear their uniforms due to persistent heavy rain preventing their clothes from drying.
She was speaking to the press when visiting the PPS at SK Kencana in Simpang Renggam today.
Fadhlina added that continuous heavy rain over the past few days led to the closure of seven schools in Johor on Friday, three each in Johor Bahru and Kota Tinggi, and one in Pasir Gudang, while 47 schools have been converted into PPS.
"As of now, 886 students have been reported to beat the PPS in Johor, with Pontian district recording the highest number of schools used as relief centres, totalling 13,” she said.
— Bernama
