KUALA LUMPUR: The education ministry will activate home-based teaching and learning if the air pollutant index (API) reading surpasses the “very unhealthy” level of 200.
Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said this was based on existing guidelines jointly coordinated with the natural resources and environmental sustainability as well as health ministries.
“Under the guidelines, outdoor activities are prohibited when the API exceeds 100. If it goes beyond 200, home-based learning will be implemented, meaning lessons will be conducted online,” she told reporters after officiating the 2024 national-level Digital Utilisation and Technology Awards here.
Fadhlina added that state education directors had been instructed to take immediate action based on the API levels.
As of 4pm, the environment department’s portal showed “unhealthy” API readings of 116 in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, and 154 in Johan Setia, Selangor.