KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry (MOE) is providing psychosocial support to the family and school community following the death of a Year One girl who reportedly experienced breathing difficulties at a school in Dengkil on Monday.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek expressed her condolences to the bereaved family, saying the ministry’s immediate priority was to support the family and school community affected by the incident.
She said the police would be responsible for investigating the case.
“I believe the Sepang district police chief has also issued a statement. We will follow the findings of the police investigation.
“For now, the ministry is focusing on providing psychosocial support to the family and school community. The investigation will be conducted by the police,” she told a press conference at the 2026 Anti-Bullying Act Literacy Programme (Act 876).
Earlier reports said the pupil died after experiencing breathing difficulties while in her classroom at a school in Dengkil.
According to the girl’s father, doctors informed him that her airway was believed to have been obstructed by food. However, they had yet to confirm whether the food involved was a banana or chicken.
Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman reportedly said police received a report about the incident from a woman at 7.30pm.
Meanwhile, any possible link between the incident and the haze has yet to be established based on the information available.
-AWANI
