KUCHING, Oct 25: Twenty-seven schools in the Tebedu district will be closed tomorrow (Oct 26) due to haze, following continuous monitoring of Air Pollutant Index (API) readings and reports from the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).
The Sarawak Education Department (JPN) said the Oct 26 closure would involve one secondary school and 26 primary schools under its supervision.
“During the closure, Home-Based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) will be implemented, while teachers and Support Staff Group (AKP) will be allowed to work from home (WFH),” the department said in a statement today.
It added that the closure decision would also apply to all primary and secondary schools in districts recording API readings above 200 after the statement was issued.
