State Education and Technology Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said this was to ensure the students involved could be assisted so that they could return to school when the new school session began next year.
"During the Covid-19 outbreak, many parents were affected. They lost their jobs and this indirectly affected the family economy, yet the hardship should not be the reason for their children to stop their studies," said Rais. Last Monday, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon was reported to have said that the number of school dropouts was higher before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: