school textbooks damaged in floods
Flood victim, Mohd Helmi Abdul Rahim, drying his school textbooks that are damaged in the flood. at Kampung Tengah Puchong, Selangor. PIX: AMIRUL SHAUFIQ / MalaysiaGazette / 04 JANUARY 2022. Mangsa banjir, Mohd Helmi Abdul Rahim mengeringkan buku-buku sekolah yang basah bagi persiapan sesi persekolahan selepas berlakunya kejadian banjir di sekitar Kampung Tengah Puchong, Selangor. Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia baru ini mengumumkan akan menunda pembukaan sekolah penggal 3 yang sepatutnya bermula pada 2 Januari ini kepada 9 Januari 2022 bagi negeri-negeri Kumpulan A, manakala 10 Januari 2022 bagi negeri-negeri Kumpulan B. Foto AMIRUL SHAUFIQ, 04 JANUARI 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR: Students whose textbooks were damaged in the floods would get a replacement for free, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.

He said the ministry would ensure that efforts to replace the damaged textbooks would be done immediately to enable the teaching and learning (PdP) sessions to run smoothly and in an orderly manner.

“Based on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) record, up till today, a total of 263,662 copies of textbooks were damaged due to floods involving 14,422 students nationwide.

“MOE has enough stock to replace the damaged books to enable students to follow the PdP session beginning next week,” he said in a video posted on his official Facebook page today.

He said the ministry had been receiving many inquiries regarding textbooks that were damaged as a result of the floods that hit several states recently. – BERNAMA