KUCHING: Parents and guardians must not be overly concerned about sending the children back to physical classes for the 2022/2023 session from next month.
This is because the Ministry of Education would have worked things out thoroughly before announcing the end of the rotating system for most classes.
Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah said parents and guardians should therefore be confident about their going back to school despite the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
“We cannot worry all the time about the Covid-19 as our Prime Minister has told us to learn to live with the new norm,” he said today, appealing to them to not worry so much about the surge in cases.
He said everyone should learn to adapt to the current situation and learn to cope with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place.
“Practice strong discipline as we are living with it (Covid -19) now,” he said, reminding parents and guardians to also ensure their children are equally safe at home.
With classes set to resume on April 4, the Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has likewise urged parents and guardians to not hesitate sending their children to school.
“We should be grateful that there is no home-based teaching and learning (PdPr) as before although the rotation system would still be implemented for primary schools with an enrolment of more than 600 students.
“KGBS hopes that the school operation on April 4 will run smoothly and SOPs are adhered to,” said Zulkiflee Sebli, the president of KGBS.
Zulkiflee added that KGBS also hoped that when the school sessions start there will be no new clusters involving educational institutions.
“Children are definitely eager to start the 2022/2023 school session as as well as teachers who would be busy preparing to return to their respective stations.
“While we are excited, make sure you adhere to the SOPs at all times,” he advised parents, guardians, students and teachers.
He further said that parents should allow their children to receive the vaccination to reduce the risk of Covid -19 infection.
The Education Ministry has announced on Saturday (March 5) the reopening of schools for the 2022/2023 session with students in Form Two until Form Six undergoing PdPr for two weeks from March 21 before returning to physical classes starting April 4.
Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said students would not need to be placed under a rotation system when they attend physical classes.
Meanwhile for Form One students who received offers to be enrolled at boarding schools they can choose either to undergo PdPR or attend the nearest daily school until the ministry announces a date for their enrolment.
“For Standard Three until Standard Five students, their class will be under the rotation system while special need students will attend classes as usual without the rotation system,” the ministry added.
