SMK USJ 12 ordered closed

From The Star
Saturday, August 22, 2009

USJ SCHOOL CLOSED FOR NINE DAYS

SUBANG JAYA: The Ministry of Health has ordered SMK USJ 12 to be closed for nine days from Thursday.

The school was empty when The Star reporters visited the premises. A ministry notice of closure was posted on the main gate. A lone guard on duty said that no ministry officials had visited since it was ordered to close.

Earlier, reports stated that the school decided to continue with classes until Friday and some parents were anxious to know whether the school was really closed after a teacher died from complications from the Influenza A(H1N1) virus on Wednesday.


Shut down: Loh standing outside SMK USJ 12 with the notice of closure from the Ministry of Health posted on the main gate.

Stephanie, from Subang Jaya, was one of three parents who dropped by the school to check whether it was really closed.

She said her 12-year-old son was supposed to sit for a music theory exam by The Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music on Monday morning at the school.

“Until today, we have not heard anything from the Education Department about a new venue for the test,” Stephanie said, adding that the department was not even aware that the school was closed when she contacted it.

Joann Loh, also from Subang Jaya, said her daughter told her about the closure but still came to check for herself.

“I have kept my two other children who are in primary school at home for three weeks and am making them study at home.

“This is really bad, especially with the UPSR around the corner,” she added.