Religious schools to resume operations from July 15

All religious schools registered with the Education Ministry and state authorities have been allowed to resume operations from July 15.

However, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (above) said religious schools that are not registered will have to refer to the state authorities before doing so. 

“All will have to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Education Ministry so that we can end the Covid-19 chain of infection.

“Religious schools which are registered with the Education Ministry can immediately resume operations but if they are not registered, they have to apply to the state governments,” Zulkifli said at a press conference after a working visit to the Federal Territory Syariah Court (MSWP) in Kuala Lumpur today.

Yesterday, Senior Minister (Education) Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said students in Form One to Form Four and remove classes will return to school on July 15.

Radzi said the schools for Standard One to Standard Four pupils will reopen the following week from July 22.

Separately, Zulkifli said that training will be provided to MSWP officers and staff in accordance with the new normal so as to increase their competency.

“The MSWP must also be more efficient and improvements will be made to its Zero Outstanding Case system,” he said.

Earlier, Zulkifli spent more than two hours viewing the operations at the MSWP.

- Bernama