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Rising School Drop-Outs Amongst Teens

Ketheswaaran Nadarajah, CSI Taskforce Chairperson, EWRF

08-Dec-21 19:00

Rising School Drop-Outs Amongst Teens

According to the Education Ministry, 21,316 students dropped out of school between Mar 2020 and July 2021.We look into the reports of students who have had to drop out to find means to support their families.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Politics,  Social Issues,  Education

Tags:  Evening Edition,  Covid-19,  Education,  Students,  Drop-Outs, 


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