Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Hazani Ghazali said the National Security Council (MKN) had updated the SOPs on daily movements to schools or educational institutions as well as on the return of students to hostels that involved interstate movement.

“Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian when travelling interstate to and from schools or educational institutions.

“And teachers or educators will be allowed to travel interstate to go to schools or educational institutions for the purpose of teaching provided they have a certified letter from the ministry or the schools/educational institutions,” he said in a statement today.

He added that students going to hostels must also have a certified letter from the ministry or schools/educational institutions for the purpose of interstate movement.

“Therefore, police would like to advise students, parents, teachers or educators wishing to travel interstate for this purpose to have a certified letter from the ministry or their schools/educational institutions to be shown to police personnel manning roadblocks so as to ensure smooth travelling,” he said.

Senior education minister Radzi Jidin announced on Aug 15 that the reopening date of schools in states under Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the national recovery plan was Oct 3, which was pushed back from the Sept 1 date announced earlier.

However, schools in Phase 1 of the recovery plan would not be allowed to reopen, he added.

Higher education minister Noraini Ahmad was previously reported to have said that her ministry planned to allow students of higher learning institutions to return to campuses for the 2021/2022 academic session in all phases of the recovery plan starting October.