SEREMBAN, April 21 – The Negeri Sembilan Education Department (JPNS) has requested students to declare their health status to the school authorities before participating in any indoor or outdoor classroom activities, especially those involving physical activities.
Its director, Datuk Dr Roslan Hussin also urged parents and guardians to inform the school about the health status of their children to ensure that all relevant information is taken into account by the school authorities, to avoid any untoward incidents.
“On our part, all procedures have been implemented before any activities are carried out, including ensuring that all equipment and weather conditions are taken into consideration by the school authorities. We fully comply with the guidelines set by the Ministry of Education,” he said on Saturday.
He said this in response to the incident involving a Form Two student of Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Jaafar in Gentam, Kuala Pilah here, who passed away after collapsing during in a cross-country run.
Kuala Pilah deputy police chief DSP Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab was reported to have said that the student collapsed about 50 metres away from the finishing line at about 9.30 am.
According to him, the student’s father said his son was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect in 2016 and received treatment and medications from the National Heart Institute.
