Larger site for Tamil school, if…

MIC says the Negeri Sembilan Education Department is submitting a proposal to Putrajaya

SEREMBAN: The Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) in Kuala Pilah will move to a larger site if Putrajaya accepts a proposal from the Negeri Sembilan Education Department.

State MIC chief T Rajagopalu told FMT yesterday that the department announced the proposal last Thursday at a meeting with a delegation from the party.

The proposed site is adjacent to the Kuala Pilah Education Office and is five acres large.

“The Education Department will send the proposal to Education Ministry to acquire the land for the purpose of constructing the much awaited new school building,” he said.

He said proposal, if approved by the Federal Government, would be the “final solution” to problems plaguing the school, which now sits on a site of one and a quarter acres.

Last Friday, about 200 parents staged a protest at the school, complaining that the size of the classes and the placement of the canteen, toilets and other facilities were not conducive to learning.

During the Thursday meeting, Rajagopalu said, the Education Department rejected a proposal to demolish the current school building and replace it with another because the remaining space would be too small to accommodate a sports field.

“The proposal to acquire the five acres for a new building is definitely the best offer and solution, and the parents should be happy about it,” he added

He said he was confident that the proposal would be approved because the school is fully funded by the government.

He also said he had spoken about the matter to a special officer of the prime minister, Ravin Ponniah.