Complaints on school uniform, items
Published on: Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Koperasi Serbaguna Sanya Bhd (Kosan) and CP Forms Sdn Bhd have again been reminded to meet the specifications following complaints from parents about the quality of school uniforms supplied, among others. The reminder came from State Community Development and Consumers Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad during a school aid presentation ceremony under her Ministry's Social Services Programme Unit held at SK Pengiran Siti Hafsah Karambunai, here, Monday. The two establishments have been appointed by the Ministry to supply school uniforms, shoes and stationary to schools statewide. The State Government spent RM12.1 million for the purpose.ADVERTISEMENT
Some 280,353 pupils involving 1,071 schools in 24 districts across Sabah have received the aid which for the 2018 term. For Kota Kinabalu, a total of 58 schools involving 38,171 pupils have received the aid under the State Social Services programme, including 269 pupils from SK Pengiran Siti Hafsah Karambunai. The Government provides three types of aid, namely a pair of quality school uniforms, a pair of school shoes, a dozen exercise books, half a dozen pencils for Level 1 pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 3, and half a dozen pen as well as pencils to Level 2 pupils from Primary 4 to Primary 6. "The complaints do not involve all schools. Although these are isolated cases, this does not give the supplier a reason for not giving priority to the quality of assistance provided," said Jainab. "The time has come this year for us to be stern in our stand, they must comply with the specifications, we do not want them to send goods which are not according to the specifications agreed upon.
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"We know that the State Government …. Pantai Manis Assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail has said not to terminate Kosan's contract, but Kosan must comply with the specifications, the same goes for CP Forms. "For me, in business, we must be able to adapt, don't just hope for contracts from the government, you must also learn to find other contracts as well," she said.
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She said she has also asked her Jalinan Rakyat Plus (JR Plus) team to check all the uniforms, shoes and stationary to make sure everything is according to the quantity and specification stated. "Make sure the measurements are correct, parents must also know their children's measurements, I want to see school assistance presented before the school ends," she said. Some parents have previously refused to allow their children to wear the uniforms, saying the fabric used was cheap, resulting in female students wearing Baju Kurung that were revealing. There were suggestions that certain quarters were pocketing the allocations by resorting to cheaper materials. On another note, she said they have started delivering aid under the State Social Services Programme in November last year. "One of the schools was SK Pengiran Siti Hafsah, we want to make everyone get the aid by this month, thus the programme today. "Everyone must remember that this is State Government assistance. I always read about the high cost of living in the papers, and I want to remind that we are now in 2018.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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