Parents give thumbs up to regular schooling
PETALING JAYA: Parents have voiced their happiness with the return of conventional schooling for primary pupils. Mothers interviewed by FMT said they were glad that their children were now free to interact with their peers inside and outside their classrooms. Farah Bashir, who has a child in Year One and…
PETALING JAYA: Parents have voiced their happiness with the return of conventional schooling for primary pupils.
Mothers interviewed by FMT said they were glad that their children were now free to interact with their peers inside and outside their classrooms.
Farah Bashir, who has a child in Year One and another in Year Three, said she was no longer worried about sending them to school now that they had been vaccinated against Covid-19.
“I feel happy to hear from them about the time they have spent in school,” she said. “I now realise how much their attendance of online classes have caused them to miss out on having fun with their friends.”
Farah said her children were pleased that some of the SOPs had been lifted to allow them to have their recess at the school canteen, where they could meet and have snacks with friends from other classes.
She said they were also enjoying physical education classes in the school field.
Dania Ridzwan said her 10-year-old daughter was happy to be back at school with her friends and excited about attending co-curricular and physical education activities.
“I’m not too worried about Covid-19 anymore,” she said. “I think it is just like the flu unless you have a comorbidity.”
Premila Devi Ramasamy said her boys, aged six and eight, were eager to get back to kindergarten and primary school.
“They look forward to meeting their friends physically after continuous online lessons throughout the pandemic,” she said.
She said she was happy to send them to school to see them “thrive in their studies, social skills, communication skills and almost every aspect of learning”.
Last month, education minister Radzi Jidin said all primary school pupils would attend school without class rotation from April 17 and April 18 onwards.
He advised students and teachers to comply with SOPs although the country has transitioned to the endemic phase of Covid-19.
A recent survey carried out by Project ID found that 45% of respondents supported the return to school. — Free Malaysia Today