NSTnation: Maszlee said the number of special needs students registered at schools offering special education had increased to 88,419 in 2019 from 83,598 in 2018.
He said these programmes involving 1,109 classes would make education more accessible to special needs students.
“In terms of maintenance, the Education Ministry has allocated RM16 million this year for another 320 schools and the enrolment has also increased in tandem with the development of MBK infrastructure,” he told a press conference in conjunction with his visit to check out the first day of the new school session, here, today.
“This is a positive development to the zero reject policy implemented by the ministry to help the less abled group, which is also an asset to the country,” he added. He added that education for special needs students was a priority of the ministry in line with the zero reject policy.
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