KUALA LUMPUR: The education ministry is adamant that secondary schools should not be used as polling centres during the Johor state elections.
Its minister, Radzi Jidin, said using secondary schools as voting centres would only throw the meticulous preparation for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination into disarray, as the lessons of the current batch of candidates were most affected by the pandemic.
The tables in examination halls had also been arranged according to specific bar codes and a complete and orderly index, he said, adding that any changes could affect the examination results.
“Almost all classrooms are used for the SPM examination, and the Mathematics exam has been scheduled for the Thursday before polling day. This will involve all SPM candidates, including in Johor,” he said in a video uploaded on Facebook yesterday.
The Science paper would also involve many students and any changes made for the elections would only complicate matters later.
Radzi said it would allow the ministry to set new examination dates for students under quarantine.
“It will be the same as last year, if students are unable to sit for SPM due to quarantine, new dates will be given. That is why the seating arrangements are important. There should not be any changes,” he said.
He said, however, that the ministry had no issues if primary schools were to be used as polling centres.
On Saturday, Radzi said the ministry had sent an official letter to the Election Commission requesting that secondary schools not be used as polling centers in the Johor elections. - FMT
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