THE National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) hopes there are no hidden conditions in the new circular to be issued giving permission for school teachers and staff of the Community Development Department (Kemas) nationwide to engage in politics.

In a statement today, NUTP secretary-general Wang Heng Suan said he hoped the government would allow classroom teachers who were in grade DG52 and DG54 (time-based) to be actively involved.

“As such, the NUTP hopes all methods and guides which will be issued together with the new circular will be clear and easily understood so that teachers who are active in politics do not (unknowingly) go against regulations or conditions which have been set,” he said.

Today, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the cabinet had decided that school teachers and Kemas staff nationwide would be allowed to engage in politics with immediate effect.

Wang said NUTP hoped that teachers who had submitted applications and were active in politics were satisfied with the recent announcement, while also reminding them to give priority to their primary role as educators. – Bernama, January 22, 2022.