KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) today expressed support for a proposal to delay the payment of school fees for children of flood victims until the middle or end of the year to help lighten their immediate financial burden.
NUTP secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng said NUTP supported the proposal by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for the fees payment to be postponed.
“We (NUTP) agree with the proposal as it will ease the burden of students and parents who cannot afford to pay school fees after being hit by the recent massive floods. I am also asking parent-teacher associations (PIBG) to put off the PIBG fee for flood victims for the time being.
“There are various fees, including PIBG fees, which could range between RM100 and RM200 for each student depending on the school and PIBG,” she told Bernama when contacted here today.
She also called on NGOs and private companies to come forward and assist students affected by the disaster involving more than 200,000 victims in several states, especially in the east coast of the peninsula.--BERNAMA