THE Education Ministry has prepared a module on the general election as support material for students’ learning, said its minister Dr Maszlee Malik.

He said the Election Commission was also involved in a session simulating the election of the head boy in selected schools, through a general election mechanism.

“Findings from the simulation form the basis for the guidelines to carry out such an election in schools.

“The latest government circular will allow schools to expand the use of the ‘speaker’s corner’, which we introduced in June last year as a platform for school prefect candidates to promote themselves,” he said in reply to a question by Reezal Merican Naina Merican (BN-Kepala Batas) at the Dewan Rakyat today.

Reezal had asked on the proposal by the ministry to include an education syllabus on democracy in schools, as Parliament had unanimously supported the amendments to the constitution to allow those who had reached the age of 18 to vote. – Bernama, December 3, 2019.