KUALA LUMPUR: A group of parents banding together to buy plastic chairs for their children at school has gone viral.
In a post shared by @mynewshub on X, images of a WhatsApp group chat among parents about the chairs at their children's school drew much response.
One of the parents shared an image of the chairs in the classroom, which appeared discoloured and in poor condition.
The parent expressed sadness at what their children had to put up with.
"We need to buy new chairs for this class. No wonder their uniforms are always dirty," said the parent.
The next image shared showed a parent informing and inviting group members to join a donation drive to buy new chairs.
A total of 23 parents managed to collect RM745.45 for this purpose.
The post has amassed over 90k views, 590 shares, and over 50 comments.
Netizens, however, were divided over the matter, with some claiming that it was common to collect funds to buy new items for schools.
Acik kau @zooeymalique wrote: "My child's school has already practiced this to purchase assets."
Another user, Wilson @wsleow, said this is an issue faced by vernacular schools.
"Welcome to the club! Such problems have long been faced vernacular schools, where parents have to fork out money to buy equipment for the schools," he said.
For Error404 @The5H5615, the user commented that it should not be turned into an issue.
"The contributions from parents are for their own children. The fans at my child's school were faulty; we paid for their replacement," the user said.
Sabaq Sat Naa @apeinhd commended the parents for their act.
"Good move; schools nowadays are lacking in funds. Together, the parents can support the school for the sake of their children," said the user.
Zaman @kamalzaman questioned how the school and its Parent-Teacher Association allowed the collection of funds.
"This is a clear violation of rules on collecting funds. Has the state education department given its permission?" queried the user.
