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NUTP disagrees with holding students back a grade

The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has shot down proposals to hold students back a grade next year.

Social media users mooted the idea after the Covid-19 pandemic severely impacted teaching and learning during the 2020 school year.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, NUTP president Aminuddin Awang opined that preventing students from graduating to the next year level will have compounded negative effects.

“It is highly irrelevant to...

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