The trees were trimmed as a safety measure, said state Education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad.
TREES within the compound of St George’s Girls’ School in Penang were only trimmed as a safety measure and not chopped down as claimed by the public.
State education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad said the trimming exercise on Saturday was purely a safety measure as the trees were posing danger to students and teachers at the school.
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Workers loading a truck with the tree branches and trunks at the school.
The trees were trimmed as a safety measure, said state Education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad.
Workers using chainsaws to cut up the trees at St George’s Girls’ School in Macalister Road, George Town. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
A tree stump sticking out like a sore thumb.
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