KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Oct 2020:
Parents, guardians and school staff can refer to the Education Ministry’s (MoE) portal for the list of 142 schools in Klang that are closed beginning today until Oct 23, following the district’s status as a Covid-19 red zone.
MoE said in a statement today the list would be updated from time to time and uploaded at its portal www.moe.gov.my and official social media platforms.
To date the primary schools involved are:
Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kapar; SK Bukit Kapar; SK Tok Muda; SK Sungai Serdang; SK Abdul Samat; SK Meru; SK Sungai Kapar Indah; SK Bukit Ceraka; SK Klang; SK Telok Gadong; SK Telok Menegon; SK Batu Belah; SK Rantau Panjang; SK Sementa; SK Sungai Binjai; SK Bukit Kuda; SK Kg Johan Setia; SK Kg Pendamar; SK Taman Klang Jaya; SK Telok Pulai; SK Sungai Udang; SK Taman Klang Utama; SK Kampung Jawa; SK Taman Sri Andalas; SK Taman Gembira; and SK Bukit Tinggi; SK Meru (2); SK Kampung Jawa 2; SK Batu Unjur; SK Methodist Acs; SK (1) Jalan Batu Tiga; SK (2) Jalan Batu Tiga; SK Convent (1); SK Convent (2); SK La Salle; SK (1) Jalan Meru; SK (2) Jalan Meru; SK (P) Methodist; SK (P) Bukit Kuda; SK (1) Simpang Lima; SK (2) Simpang Lima; SK Pelabuhan Kelang; SK Pulau Indah; SK Kg Raja Uda; SK Pandamaran Jaya; SK Telok Gong; SK Pelabuhan Utara; SK Kampung Idaman; SK Pulau Indah (2); SK Methodist; SK Tengku Bendahara Azman (1); SK Tengku Bendahara Azman (2); and SK St Anne’s Convent.
National secondary schools closed are:
SMK Tengku Idris Shah; SMK (P) Kapar; SMK Bukit Kapar; SMK Sungai Kapar Indah; SMK Raja Mahadi; SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah; SMK Sultan Abdul Samad; SMK Rantau Panjang; SMK Telok Gadong; SMK Sri Andalas; SMK Kampung Jawa; SMK Taman Klang Utama; SMK Shahbandaraya; SMK Batu Unjur; SMK Bukit Tinggi Klang; SMK Methodist (ACS); SMK Convent; SMK Tinggi Klang; SMK Kwang Hua; SMK La Salle; SMK (P) Methodist; SMK (P) Bukit Kuda; SMK Meru; SMK Raja Lumu; SMK Tengku Ampuan Jemaah; SMK Pendamaran Jaya; SMK Bandar Baru Sultan Suleiman; SMK Dato Hamzah; SMK (P) Raja Zarina; SMK Pulau Ketam; and SMK Pulau Indah.
Also closed are the Chinese and Tamil national-type schools in the district.
The list of the Chinese national-type schools are:
SJKC Soo Jin; SJKC Ying Wah; SJKC Perempuan; SJKC Chuen Min; SJKC Hin Hua; SJKC Khe Beng; SJKC Kong Hoe; SJKC Pui Ying; SJKC Tiong Hua Kok Bin; SJKC Wu Teck; SJKC Pin Hwa (2); SJKC Taman Rashna; SJKC Hwa Lien; SJKC Keng Chee; SJKC Lee Min; SJKC Pandamaran ‘A’; SJKC Pandamaran ‘B’; SJKC Sin Bin; and SJKC Tshing Nian.
Tamil national-type schools closed are:
SJKT Ladang Brafferton; SJKT Ladang Jalan Acob; SJKT Methodist; SJKT Ladang Batu Ampat; SJKT Ladang Bukit Rajah; SJKT Ladang Emerald; SJKT Ladang Highlands; SJKT Jalan Tepi Sungai; SJKT Jalan Meru; SJKT Simpang Lima; SJKT Ladang Vallambrosa; SJKT Taman Sentosa; SJKT Ladang North Hummock; and SJKT Persiaran Raja Muda Musa.
Also closed are Kolej Tingkatan Enam Sri Istana; Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi (SAMT) Sultan Hisamuddin; Sekolah Agama Menengah (SAM) Hisamuddin; SAM Nurul Iman; Kolej Vokasional Klang; and Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah.
A few private schools are also affected, namely Sekolah Sri Acmar (primary); Sekolah Rendah Sri Lethia; Sekolah Rendah Zenith; Sekolah Rendah Islam Hira’; Sekolah Rendah Hafiz; Sekolah Sri Acmar (Menengah); Sekolah Sri Lethia (Secondary); Sekolah Methodist Wesley Klang; Sekolah Menengah Zenith; Sekolah Menengah Hafiz; Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Kwang Hua; Sekolah Menengah Pin Hwa; Sekolah Menengah Hin Hua; Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Cina Chung Hua; Regent International School; Acmar International School; Regent International Secondary School; Sekolah Rendah Ibn Khaldun; and Sekolah Menengah Ibn Khaldun.
Meanwhile, any decision with regard to the closure of schools in the country is made based on in-depth analysis of the available data as well as detailed discussions with the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) and the National Security Council (MKN), says Senior Minister (Education) Dr Radzi Jidin.
He said MoE appreciated the people’s views and was aware of the concerns of parents with schoolgoing children.
“I received many views and suggestions from various parties on the need to close schools when there is an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. We at MoE are constantly monitoring the situation in schools throughout the country,” he said in a statement on his official Facebook page.
Radzi said the Covid-19 situation is unprecedented, and that the ministry was working hard to find the best approach in overcoming the crisis.
Commenting on the closure of schools in Klang, Selangor, as well as Sandakan, Papar and Tuaran in Sabah, he said the decision was made following confirmation from the MoH the areas had been classified as red zones.
In KEPALA BATAS, parents and guardians of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Permatang Janggus, Penaga, near here, have expressed their uneasiness with the reopening of the school tomorrow after being closed for eight days.
Mother of a Year Four twins, Hasimi Ayu Hashim, 45, said the closure period was not long enough – as those under quarantine are supposed to undergo a 14-day period.
“So, we (parents) are worried over sending our children to school tomorrow,” she told reporters when met at her house near Penaga today.
The school was closed on Oct 1 when one of its teachers contracted Covid-19.
The businesswoman said although they were informed of the current development through WhatsApp by the school, parents are still worried and not confident, and as such she planned to only let her children go back to school when the number of cases have decreased.
Shahrom Hassan, 64, a grandmother of a Year Two and Year Five students of the school, shared the same sentiment.
“If possible do not send them (to school) first. Because I am worried that the period given is not enough. I hope the school will understand the concerns of parents and guardians.”
Both Hasimi Ayu and Shahrom disclosed their children and grandchildren are undergoing self-quarantine at home and are not in close contact with other family members, in order to contain the risk of the transmission.
Meanwhile, the school was all quiet today. According to Penang’s Education Department, the reopening of the school only involved Standard Three to Standard Six students, while the Standard One and Standard Two students can continue to undergo quarantine until a date to be announced later.
– Bernama