The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has urged Senior Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin to allow some leeway for teachers stranded in their hometowns to continue working remotely during the conditional movement control order (MCO) period.

NUTP secretary-general Harry Tan Huat Hock said in a statement today there was no urgent need for the teachers to be recalled to their work stations near the schools as the students, who are the main clients, are still on leave....