KUCHING, Dec 29 — The Board of Management of Chung Hua Middle Schools No. 1, 3, and 4 has welcomed the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to reject a lawsuit seeking the abolishment of Mandarin and Tamil as a medium of instruction in schools.“We welcome the wise decision of the court which reflects the multicultural and multiracial society of ours.
Judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali said in summary judgment that the Federal Constitution expressly protected teaching in mother tongues other than Bahasa Malaysia. Mohd Nazlan also said vernacular schools are educational institutions under the Education Act 1996 and are not public or statutory authorities.
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