KUALA LUMPUR: A hospital today confirmed that the Year 5 pupil who suffered a heatstroke is a person with disabilities (PwD).
The lawyer for the pupil's family, Dinesh Muthal, said the family would proceed to the Social Welfare Department to finalise the application for PwD status.
He claimed the doctor delayed the approval of the PwD registration.
"The doctor intentionally postponed the approval for the PwD registration by two months," he told the 'New Straits Times'.
He said the PwD registration was important to allow the pupil to access support and resources from the government.
"He requires it to enroll in the Special Education Integration Programme.
"Having a PwD card will facilitate his transition from a mainstream school to a special needs school."
It was reported that a teacher allegedly forced a Year 5 pupil to stand in the sun for nearly three hours, causing the boy to suffer a heatstroke.
The boy's mother, A.D. Mogahana Selvi, 35, said Ampang Hospital had given the family a reference letter for her son to be assessed as a PwD.
It is understood the heatstroke left the pupil with a nerve condition.
