Headmaster who lived three years in storeroom thankful for govt fixing up school

George Odol says RM12.5 mil allotted for facility upgrades at SK Ulu Ansuan in Sabah’s interior

12:40 PM MYT

 

TELUPID – SK Ulu Ansuan headmaster George Odol, who spent over three years staying in a school storeroom, gladly shared the efforts by the government through the Education Ministry to upgrade the school’s facilities.

In a post on the Malaysia Mendidik Facebook page, George said a total of RM12.5 million had been allocated by the government to upgrade the school’s facilities.

In fact, he said the construction of four new teachers’ quarters units was approved through Budget 2024.

According to him, as a short-term solution, the ministry had allocated RM200,000 to carry out maintenance work on the existing seven units of teachers’ quarters at the school, which were fully completed yesterday.

“The ministry’s short-term and long-term solutions will be able to end the issue of lack of facilities at the school such as teachers’ quarters in the near future,” he said while expressing his gratitude to the government and the ministry for their efforts to help the school.

@mr.george_odol #fyp#universal#malaysiatiktok🇲🇾 ♬ bunyi asal – GEORGE ODOL

Previously, the media had reported how George, who is due to retire on November 27, spent over three years living in the school’s storeroom just to be able to carry out his duties in educating his pupils in the interior of Sabah.

George shared his ordeal through his TikTok account, which to date has garnered over 211,000 views.

SK Ulu Ansuan, which has nine teachers, is located about 230km from Kota Kinabalu. – November 21, 2023

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