Flood-hit teachers not forced to return to work earlier – Bernama

There is no obligation for teachers affected by the floods to report for duty before the 2015 school session begins, said Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan yesterday.

He said all parties must comply with the directive issued with regard to commencement of the school session. However, if there were teachers willing to volunteer to clean up their school, they were most welcome.

"We are not forcing anyone, but if there are teachers who want to help in the cleaning-up, we are more than happy.”

The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) had recently appealed to the Education Ministry to investigate reports of teachers affected by the floods being called to report for work before the new school session begins.

Schools are scheduled to start the new session on January 11 (Sunday) in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor, and on January 12 (Monday) for other states.

Kamalanathan said the matter was being investigated.

He said the ministry was identifying the number of teachers and pupils affected by the floods for the purpose of channelling aid to them. – Bernama, January 3, 2015.

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