Haze-related school closures subject to joint ministry review, says Fadhlina

The Education, Health, and Natural Resources Ministries will jointly decide on school closures due to haze, based on expertise and air quality.

Decisions will focus on student safety and consider learning loss from prolonged closures.

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek emphasised the need for a careful approach to avoid excessive school closures.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Any decision to close schools amid the ongoing haze will be made jointly by the Education Ministry (MOE), Health Ministry (MOH) and the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES), based on their respective expertise, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek.

She said the decision would be based on air quality monitoring and health considerations to ensure students’ safety, while also considering the impact on learning loss if schools were closed for too long.

“From time to time, these three ministries will sit down and make a decision based on the expertise available, particularly at the MOH and NRES levels.

“We hope this will not be prolonged because we know the impact if school closures continue. So it requires a very careful approach and guidance before we make a decision,” she told reporters.

She said this after the Anti-Bullying Literacy programme marking the Anti-Bullying Act 2026, held with the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department at the Teacher Education Institute (IPG), Bahasa Melayu Campus, today.

Also present was Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. — Bernama

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教育部、卫生部和自然资源部将根据专业知识和空气质量情况，共同决定是否因雾霾而停课。

相关决定将以学生安全为中心，并考虑长期停课造成的学习损失。

教育部长法德琳娜·西德克强调，需要采取谨慎的态度，避免过度关闭学校。

吉隆坡，10月20日讯——教育部长拿督斯里法德琳娜·西迪克表示，在持续的雾霾天气下，是否关闭学校将由教育部、卫生部和自然资源及环境可持续发展部根据各自的专业知识共同决定。

她表示，该决定将基于空气质量监测和健康方面的考虑，以确保学生的安全，同时也会考虑如果学校关闭时间过长会对学习造成的影响。

“这三个部门会不时坐下来，根据现有的专业知识，特别是卫生部和国家农村就业保障部（NRES）的专业知识，做出决定。

她告诉记者：“我们希望这种情况不会持续太久，因为我们知道如果学校继续关闭会造成怎样的影响。所以在做出决定之前，我们需要非常谨慎的态度和指导。”

她是在今天与首相署法律事务司在马来语教师教育学院 (IPG) 校区举办的反欺凌知识普及活动（纪念 2026 年反欺凌法令）后发表这番言论的。

出席者包括首相署部长（法律及机构改革）拿督斯里阿莎丽娜奥斯曼赛义德。 — 马新社

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