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Dumai students still on vacation due to haze
The Dumai Education Agency in Riau province has allowed students to stay on vacation as bad weather caused by haze is still affecting Dumai city
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he Dumai Education Agency in Riau province has allowed students to stay on vacation as bad weather caused by haze is still affecting Dumai city.
The agency's elementary and secondary education directorate head, Misdiono, said the government had asked schools to keep students on vacation until Tuesday.
'We're allowing schools to keep students away as Dumai is still blanketed with clouds of haze,' Misdiono said as quoted by Antara news agency.
It was expected that students could return to school on Wednesday, but the administration would first monitor the situation, he added.
Misdiono said the policy was valid for all schools starting from early childhood education programs (PAUD) to senior high schools and other educational institutions at the same level.
'We've prioritized this policy for PAUD students and students in the early classes [grades 1-3] of elementary school,' he added.
Misdiono said the administration's policy was aimed at anticipating negative health impacts of the haze from land and forest fires.
He acknowledged the bad weather affecting Dumai could affect student health and cause respiratory infections.
'Hopefully, the clouds of haze will soon disappear and students can attend learning activities at schools normally, because they have to attend national and school examinations in the near future,' said Misdiono. (yln/ebf)
