Flood-affected schools in Kedah can implement PdPR

ALOR SETAR: School activities in Kedah will continue as usual tomorrow (Sunday).

However, schools affected by flooding or used as temporary evacuation centres (PPS) can apply for home-based education and learning sessions (PdPR).

Mahadhir Ismail, deputy director of Kedah Education, Planning and Management (PPD) Sector, said the affected schools can apply through their respective district education offices to implement PdPR.

“There are schools affected, whether they are flooded or (converted to) PPP, that have applied for PdPR, and we will approve the application.

“Schoolchildren who have been victims of flooding can wear normal clothes if their school does not apply for PdPR,” he said.

He was received by reporters after accompanying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who spent about 20 minutes today checking on flood victims at Sekolah Kebangsaan Titi Gajah PPS in Kepala Batas near here.

According to Mahadhir, as many as 37 schools in the state have been converted into PPPs to provide shelter to flood-affected residents.

“A total of eight schools were flooded, but two schools have been restored,” he said.

He said the flooding had affected 1,251 schoolchildren and 30 teachers last night.

In Kedah, the number of flood victims handed over to the PPS stood at 7,494 (as of 8am this morning).