Dong Zong chairman Tan Tai Kim says the group is adamant that the school's board of directors must be given the right to decide whether Jawi calligraphy should be taught to pupils.
PETALING JAYA: Representatives from Chinese educationist groups Dong Zong and Jiao Zong had to wait for an officer to meet them on Friday (Nov 29) because they only gave an hour's notice before turning up, says the Education Ministry.
A Ministry officer said this was why the groups had to wait for over an hour to meet with representatives from the government to hand over a memorandum on the teaching of Jawi calligraphy to Year Four pupils.
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