No school holidays during Ramadhan

No school holidays during Ramadhan

JAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education announced on
Saturday that there would be no school holidays during Ramadhan,
which will start later this month.

"Nothing will change. It will be the same as last year, with
students going to school as usual," education minister Abdul
Malik Fadjar told reporters on Saturday.

Malik said the government would only allow two days off, one
day before Ramadhan and the first day of the fasting month.

But he said schools would be allowed to adjust the schedule
for their students to study during the fasting month, including
cutting short school hours.

"For example, if a school usually starts at 8 a.m., it will be
allowed to start at 8:30 a.m. but will finish the classes at the
usual time," he said.

He suggested schools create productive activities and avoid
wasting time during the fasting month. --Antara