National District Education Cooperation Council must be fair to all schools

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw believes that the way for the National District Education Cooperation Council to be effective is to be truly fair to all schools.

Dr Tan realizes that over five million students and hundreds of thousands of teachers in 7,643 primary schools and 2,165 secondary schools present myriad problems. According to Deputy Education Minister Datuk Razali Ismail II, the council streamlines information on schools including academic issues, discipline, welfare, profession, facilities and building schools.

For example, using English to teach mathematics and science causes controversy. Allocations of fund for building schools and providing facilities must be reasonable and fair. It is reported that KL Education Department issues an oral directive to refrain schools from collecting fees for miscellanious expenses before April, 2009. Is it correct?

Deputy Education Minister I Ir Dr Wee Ka Siong says that the ministry has not issued the directive on the ban on collection of fees for miscellaneous expenses. But, there will be a new way to collect such fees.

The council must be just and creditable in its activities, avoiding party political factor.

Dr Tan Seng Giaw