Sabah schools not obliged to hold 'Palestine Solidarity Week'

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KOTA KINABALU: Schools in Sabah are not obliged and have the discretion whether to hold the"Palestine Solidarity Week", as mentioned in a recent circular by the Education Ministry.), said he got this confirmation from Education Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying on Thursday .

Phoong said that while he acknowledged the Federal government's stance in supporting Palestine on a humanitarian basis, he felt that school children should be excluded from any involvement. "Students should attend school to acquire knowledge rather than being involved in adult protests worldwide. Young students should not be dragged into the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict," he said in a statement Friday .

He said the Education Ministry should encourage schools to teach the importance of peace instead of involving children, who lack the capacity for judgement, in complex political manoeuvres.

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