SEREMBAN: Schools need to cancel all outdoor activities if the Air Pollution Index (API) exceeds 101, says deputy education minister Lim Hui Ying.
She said this was part of the ministry’s existing standard operating procedure (SOP).
A circular regarding the matter has been issued to every state and district education department.
“If the API reading goes up to 200 and above, the ministry will instruct the school to close.
“If the API reading is 101 and above, it means the air quality is not healthy, so any outdoor activity is prohibited.
“Currently, all students have been advised to put on their face masks, drink lots of water frequently and reduce all activities because of the hot weather,” she told reporters after visiting Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (C) Kampung Baru Rahang here today.
Natural resources, environment and climate change minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was reported to have said that the haze situation in the country was expected to be more serious this year than in the past three years as plantation and industrial activities had resumed their normal operations.
Earlier, Lim visited SJK Tamil (T) Lobak and SJK (C) San Min to deliver RM200,000 in aid to each school for integrated special education programmes.
She said there are 4,620 schools with at least one disabled-friendly facility, whether it was ramps, handrails, disabled toilets or disabled parking.
She said 62 graduates will be graduating in May in the field of special education for those with learning problems. - FMT
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