Police will allow students to travel interstate for the purpose of going to schools and educational institutions provided they have a certified letter from the Education Ministry (MOE) or their respective schools and institutions.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Hazani Ghazali said the National Security Council had updated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on daily movements to schools or educational institutions as well as on the intake of students to hostels that involved interstate movement.
“Students can be accompanied by a guardian when travelling to and from the schools or educational institutions.
“…and teachers or educators will be allowed to travel interstate to go to schools or educational institutions for the purpose of teaching, provided they have a certified letter from the MOE or the schools/educational institutions,” Hazani said in a statement yesterday.
Students going to hostels, he said, must also have a certified letter from the MOE or schools/educational institutions for the purpose of interstate movement.
“Therefore, the police would like to advise students, parents, teachers or educators wishing to travel interstate for this purpose to have a certified letter from the MOE or their respective schools/educational institutions to be shown to police personnel manning roadblocks so as to ensure their smooth travelling,” Hazani added.
Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin had on Aug 15 announced that the reopening date for schools in states under Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) is Oct 3, which is later than the Sept 1 date announced earlier.
Radzi, however, said that schools in Phase 1 of the NRP would not be allowed to reopen.
Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad was previously reported to have said that starting October, her ministry planned to allow students of higher learning institutions to return to campuses for the 2021/2022 academic session in all phases of the NRP.
- Bernama
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