MOE will consider closing schools when air quality forecast enters ‘hazardous’ level
Cable cars are seen amid the haze in Singapore on Sep 12, 2019. Huge fires in Indonesian rainforests have led to a drop in air quality across Southeast Asia. (Photo: Roslan RAHMAN/AFP)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Sunday (Sep 15) that it will consider closing schools when the air quality forecast enters the "hazardous" level.
With schools reopening on Monday after a week-long vacation, MOE assured parents that schools were "ready to respond and take appropriate haze management measures," it said in a media release.
As of 4pm on Sunday, the 24-hour PSI reading in the western part of Singapore was at 110.
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