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M'sian mother mistakenly drops daughter off at school amid haze school closure, only child there that day
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· October 9, 2026
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Key points The child walked into the school alone and was later found by the principal, Li Kaixiang, who had returned to school for work. A mother dropped her child off at school, unaware that it was closed due to worsening haze.
A mother dropped her child off at school, unaware that it was closed due to worsening haze. The school had been temporarily closed, with students and teachers advised to stay home. The mother had missed the school closure notice in the group chat and left her child at the empty school.
The child walked into the school alone and was later found by the principal, Li Kaixiang, who had returned to school for work. The principal stayed with the child until the parents could be contacted to pick them up. Further details of the incident are available from the source.
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Category: schools Published: October 9, 2026 Source: Mothership Reading time: 1 min
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