Cops plan to issue summonses to schools hit by Covid-19

 

The police suggests motorcycle patrol unit and mobile patrol vehicle to be stationed at schools during peak hours. (Bernama pic)

KUANTAN: Pahang police are planning to issues summonses to schools which are found to have ignored the SOPs, thus triggering new Covid-19 clusters.

State police chief Abd Jalil Hassan said the proposal would be submitted to the state Covid-19 task force committee, chaired by state secretary, Dr Sallehuddin Ishak, soon.

“As far as possible, police do not want to issue a compound, but this action is seen as the last resort, to ensure that all parties are responsible in taking appropriate action, so that there are no new clusters in schools.

“Apart from the police and the schools, parents also need to be sensitive to their children’s situation. If they have symptoms or are unwell, do not allow them to go to school because it risks causing unwanted clusters, which in turn makes it difficult for others,” he said.

Abd Jalil was speaking at a press conference after chairing the state police and state education department consensus meeting today, which was co-chaired by state education director, Mohammad Rosli Abdul Rahman.

To help comply with SOPs at schools, Abd Jalil said that motorcycle patrol unit and mobile patrol vehicle would be stationed at schools during peak hours, especially when children are going home, to help school liaison officers monitor the situation.

In another development, Abd Jalil said that traffic offences were the most common offences involving school students in Pahang, followed by drug-related and sexual offences, while gangsterism was the least common.

“The highest number of traffic offences is for not having a valid licence. We will work with relevant parties to find a method of offering a cheaper rate to those who want to obtain their licences.

“For drug-related offences, we found that most students were involved with ketum juice due to its cheap price. Today’s meeting agreed that emphasis on these issues be given to schools located in Felda settlements, as there are lot of cases occurring at these places,” he said. - FMT