According to Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya, Maria Chin Abdullah, the education gap is a cause for concern. Referring to the two years of movement control, she said that the country’s school-going children have become a “lost generation.”
“I don’t know if people take this seriously, but we have lost two years of education, especially for our young [in] primary school. If you look at Lembah Subang, quite a lot of them have dropped out of school,” said Maria, who was present at the launch on 17 December.
“They have gone into either business or other kinds of activities, which is a pity… our school enrolment rate, in terms of achievement, has been pretty good because at the primary level we were actually at 98%. At the tertiary level, we are quite high. But now, because of the MCO, the rates have dropped.
“It is important that education is accessible for everyone, especially for these children who are behind in their studies due to the pandemic situation. These devices empower the children and provide them with opportunities to attain knowledge and to ensure the learning never stops,” Maria added.