Proper nutrition: a student showing a plate of chicken rice sponsored by rMT at sK Jerong in Marang, Terengganu. — Bernama
Education director-general Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim encouraged parent-teacher associations , teachers, parents and other parties in smaller schools that do not have canteens to prepare food for the pupils. “People are more conscious today, this is why parents’ involvement is important because it encourages shared responsibility between the school and parents.
Describing it as a noble idea, Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education chairman Mak Chee Kin, however, questioned whether such a move is practical.