THE Guidelines for School Management and Operation 4.0, which is in the fine-tuning stage, will be tabled this month, Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said.

He said the standard operating procedure (SOP) on the guidelines took into account the views of all quarters, including the Health Ministry, to ensure the safety of teachers and students, and protect them from Covid-19.

The SOP also covers co-curricular activities, which were only allowed to be held in the school compound previously, he told reporters after inspecting the first day of school operation without the rotation system at Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Ketereh, Kota Baru today.

Radzi said hostel students who are close contacts of Covid-19 patients but are asymptomatic do not need to undergo self-quarantine and can attend classes as usual.

“We hope teachers, parents and students will always abide by the SOP set by the government so that students can attend classes for face-to-face learning without having to go through the rotation system again,” he said.

A total of 130,177 students from Group A involving Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Johor started their face-to-face school session today without the rotation system. – Bernama, April 17, 2022.