PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid told the reporters after chairing the state education executive council meeting here on Tuesday that all schools in the country are to re-open Wednesday except for those in Langkawi, where the Air Pollutant Index (API) remains at “unhealthy” levels.
Mahdzir said the closure are involved 28 schools and a total of 18,759 students. Meanwhile, he also said that the Kedah State Education Department and Langkawi district education office shall inform schools and parents in the district on the closure immediately.
He said all state education departments, school districts and school management committees across the country should continually monitor API readings. He also added that in the event of an increase in API to unhealthy and very unhealthy levels, the parties concerned could take action at their respective levels, as set by the Ministry. In the meantime, Langkawi API are still recorded in an “Unhealthy” level of 155 at 8pm on Tuesday.
