Year One Pupil Dies After Breathing Difficulties: Education Ministry Provides Psychosocial Support to Family

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) has taken steps to provide psychosocial support to the family and school community following the death of a Year One schoolgirl who reportedly experienced breathing difficulties at a school in Dengkil on Monday.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek said the ministry extended its condolences to the pupil’s family and would focus on the welfare of the family and affected members of the school community.

She said investigations into the incident had been left to the police.

“I believe the Sepang District Police Chief has also issued a statement. Therefore, we will be guided by the findings of the police investigation.

“For now, the ministry’s priority is to provide psychosocial support to the family and school community. The investigation will be conducted by the police,” she said at a press conference during the Anti-Bullying Act 2026 (Act 876) Literacy Programme here today.

Earlier, the media reported that a Year One schoolgirl had died after experiencing breathing difficulties while in her classroom at a school in Dengkil on Monday.

According to the victim’s father, doctors informed him that his daughter’s airway was believed to have been obstructed by food, although they had yet to confirm whether it was caused by a banana or chicken.

Sepang District Police Chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman was reported as saying that police received a report regarding the incident from a woman at 7.30 pm, a day before the statement was issued.

Meanwhile, any possible connection between the incident and the ongoing haze has yet to be established based on the information provided.

AWANI