[ad_1]
JOHOR BARU: Parents welcome the Ministry of Education’s move to temporarily close schools after the Johor Baru district was classified as a red zone following an increase in Covid-19 cases.
Sales and service staff Nur Shakina Azmi, 30, said she and her husband decided to send their two young children to stay with their parents in Mersing a week before the district was declared a red zone.
“Due to our work commitment, we have been sending our children to daycare, but due to the increase in Covid-19 cases around here, they better stay with their grandparents for a while.
“We felt it would be safer for them because it was difficult for us to stay home because of our work,” he said when we met here yesterday.
Housewife Germaine Yong, 47, said she was surprised by the ministry’s decision, but that her son’s school made it easy for her family to make the necessary preparations.
“The school and teachers went out of their way to ensure a smooth process, including making sure my child’s education is not affected.
“The school has been able to organize online classes and the teachers are very dedicated, as they still give information and respond to inquiries even late at night,” he said.
Administrative official Nurul Aisha Mohd Yusoff, 33, said the decision to close the schools was timely as Covid-19 was still a threat.
“I had decided not to send my seven-year-old daughter to school for about three weeks because she has asthma and I am concerned about her health,” Nurul said.
She said she and her self-employed husband had a system in place, even during the early stages of the motion control order, to ensure that their daughter’s education was not affected.
“We made sure that he was able to complete all the assignments and lessons that his school gave him,” he said.
On Friday, the Ministry of Education announced that all 376 educational institutions, including public and private schools, professional colleges and educational institutions, in Johor Baru and Kulai districts would be closed for two weeks from today.
Following the announcement, the state government had also made a similar decision to close kindergartens, nurseries (taska), community rehabilitation centers (PDK), activity centers for children and the elderly, as well as religious schools in Johor district. Baru.
The chair of the state committee for women, families and community development, Zaiton Ismail, said 124 registered taska, nine PDKs, 105 day care centers, two activity centers for the elderly and two activity centers for children in Johor Baru would be closed from tomorrow until on November 14.
“Taking into account the current development of the Covid-19 pandemic in Johor and the confirmation of the Johor Baru district as a red zone by the Ministry of Health, we have decided to close kindergartens, kindergartens and other similar activity centers in the district. to slow the spread. of the disease, ”he said.
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the chairman of the Islamic religious affairs committee, Tosrin Jarvanthi, said that all religious education institutions in Johor Baru, Kulai and Kota Tinggi would be closed for two weeks, starting today.
[ad_2]
