She said the measure announced under Budget 2026 could help create a more “personable” school ecosystem and encourage parents to play a more participatory role in their children’s education.

“This change can foster better cooperation and accountability between parents and teachers, allowing them to jointly impart values and discipline to students in both academic and non-academic matters,” she said in a post on Facebook.

Munirah said the move reflected the government’s effort to reconnect parents and educators after years of detachment, as social and bureaucratic pressures had weakened community involvement in schools.

“This face-to-face approach has the potential to nurture mutual responsibility and restore trust within the education ecosystem,” she said.

In tabling the Supply Bill 2026 on Oct 10, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the RM150 cash aid would be physically distributed to parents and no longer involve cash transfers.

Separately, Munirah said the Education Amendment Bill 2025, which makes secondary education compulsory, “cannot be the tool to address crimes like sexual assault”.

She added that attendance policy should not be conflated with accountability for grave misconduct.

She was responding to the recent announcement that the four Form 5 students currently remanded over the alleged gang rape of a junior in Melaka would be allowed to sit for their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination from Nov 3.

“The fact that we are even discussing exams rather than focussing more on the female victim’s physical and psychological trauma says a lot about our priorities as a society,” she said.