School still open despite viral link
BINTULU: SMK Bandar Bintulu is still open as usual although a student’s parent tested positive for Covid-19 last Friday (Oct 9). The principal, Patrick Philip Moss, said any further action such as closing the school would be based on advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE). He noted that […]
Two schools receive protective equipment
SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii distributed face masks, hand sanitisers and temperature-checking equipment to two schools here yesterday. The recipients were Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bandar Sarikei and SMK Tinggi Sarikei. “I hope everyone will practise good hygiene, wear face masks, and obey other practises such as social/physical distancing to curb the […]
Face shields for students
MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) distributed 550 face shields to selected schools and kindergartens here last Thursday. The recipients were Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Mukah, SK Agama Mukah, PASTI Al-Wafi Mukah branch, 3Q MRC Mukah branch, Pemaju Masyarakat Taska S29 and Taska Permata Kemas PMU. PMU director, Dullah Muluk said it was PMU’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) […]
Seven schools receive RM75,000
BETONG: A total of RM75,000 in grants was given to seven schools in Spaoh last Sunday. The grants that were presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas are to help prepare the schools for the coming school sessions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The recipients were Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Spaoh with RM15,000; […]
Improve school SOP before reopening
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of consultant paediatricians today appealed to the authorities to draw up clearer and more comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) on school management and measures to control the spread of Covid-19. In a joint statement, the paediatricians said the SOP released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) recently was lacking in specifics, […]
