ALL schools in Kuantan must hold a mass prayer before students go home.

District education officer Mohd Razali Mustafar said this was because prayer was a key element in character building, especially for schoolchildren, and would strengthen them and prevent them from getting involved in social ills.

“In striving for excellence, we are focusing on five main elements, namely character building, information and communications technology, English proficiency, middle leaders (teachers) and smart multiplication.

“As such, each school must hold a mass prayer in any suitable area in the school compound,” he said when opening the Academic Excellence Award Day at SK Bukit Goh in Kuantan.

He said he targeted 10% of male Muslim students in the district to be able to recite the Quran and lead doa selamat and tahlil prayers, and become an imam. – Bernama, November 30, 2017.