Schoolkids armed with masks, shields


Ready for a new day: Pupils were well prepared to attend classes after a long break, with many wearing masks and face shields.

KUALA LUMPUR: Face masks and even face shields are seemingly the norm at schools, even when there is no legal requirement for students to use them as Year One to Four pupils resumed lessons.

SJK (C) Kepong (1), which recorded an attendance of 92% yesterday, saw almost all of its 1,747 pupils wearing masks and shields, with headmaster Ngoi Kwang Hong saying pupils were “encouraged, but not forced” to do so.

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