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School principal apologises for racial sports policy - superadmin - 04-18-2021 PETALING JAYA: The principal of Dato’ Bentara Luar secondary school in Johor has apologised for implementing racial and gender restrictions on the registration of co-curricular activities at the school. Abdul Razak Hamid in a statement this evening admitted that the school had overlooked the information stated in the registration form for co-curricular activities distributed to Form 1 students, which had touched on racial sensitivity. Previously, he defended the move, telling FMT that the “conditions” were necessary because of the lack of sporting facilities for the students. “We never intended for it to spark this issue (about race) at all. The school will continue to reinforce and comply with government policies and instructions,” he said today. - More -