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The teacher believes her Muslim name and her hijab are preventing her from finding a permanent teaching job.

The education ministry says face-to-face sessions will begin in stages from Sept 1.

Reasons for continuing to enforce mask usage might include high transmission rates in schools and their localities, or simply 'difficulty monitoring or enforcing mask policies that are not universal'.

An automatic contract extension will also be given to those renting canteens and premises or space at schools under the education ministry for a period of one year.

State education minister Michael Manyin Jawong also says Sarawak can produce its own teachers despite Putrajaya's recent announcement of a mass recruitment drive for educators nationwide.

Education Minister Radzi Jidin also says many teachers are not assigned to teach the subjects for which they were trained.

The vaccine shots will be administered at schools which will be used as vaccination centres.

The national average grade improved to 4.80 compared to 4.86 in 2019.

Under normal circumstances, children would be going to school and playing with their friends, but now Covid-19 measures are keeping them mostly at home.

Some conservative groups have asked for yoga in schools to remain prohibited due to its connections to Hinduism and Buddhism.

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing says the government is 'working out the plans' to vaccinate students under the age of 16.

As the saying goes, 'the world needs more teachers' but educators will have to adapt to the changes and challenges brought on by the pandemic.