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who went beyond the call of their duties and responsibilities and used their
own resources (financial) to purchase some of the teaching materials. That
said, the Commission firmly believes that it is the duty of the Government to
ensure adequate allocation of resources in this respect and the teachers
should not be expected to meet the gap, if any.
112. On the distribution of the PCG allocation, the Commission took note that,
unlike Special schools where the distribution is made through the Special
Education Division of the Ministry of Education, the PCG allocation for
SEIP in mainstream schools is channelled by the Accountant –General’s
Department of the Ministry of Education to the school through the State
Education Department. The Commission was not provided with the
information on the total PCG allocations for CWLD, despite our request to
the Ministry of Education. Likewise, although the Commission discovered
that all schools, including those with SEIP, are required to submit their
annual financial statements to the relevant state education department for
transmission to the Ministry of Education’s Internal Audit Department, the
Commission was not able to access the actual or total expenditure for the
teaching and learning programmes for CWLD.
3.5.2 Investment in infrastructure
113. The nexus between disabled friendly schools and the success of programmes
aimed at including children with disabilities, including CWLD, into mainstream
education is an established fact. Recognising this, the CRC Committee in its
General Comment 9 (2006)51 stresses on the responsibility of a State Party to
oversee that adequate funds are allocated for the education of children
with disabilities, including appropriate funds to renovate schools to render
them accessible to these children.
114. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Education provides annual allocations for
renovation to schools with SEIP programmes.
Para 20 of the General Comment No. 9 by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the Rights
of Children with Disabilities. Available at http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/
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