Zurin heads the queue

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Zurin Hazlien Abd Halim, 7, looks a little apprehensive as she joins her classmates to queue up in SK Sinar Mutiara, Pekan. — NST picture by Mohd Rafi Mamat

 

PINT-SIZED Zurin Hazlien Abd Halim became the centre of attraction when she attended her first day of school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sinar Mutiara in Sungai Miang, Pekan, yesterday. Standing just 60cm tall, the 7-year-old looked anxious when she had to head the queue while her Year One classmates, who were nearly twice her height, lined up behind her.

She hardly spoke to her classmates and it was her mother, Zurinah Tabingin, 34, who was seen attending to her and ensuring that Zurin would be able to adjust quickly in her new environment.

Zurin will not use a standard-issue chair, which is too large for her.
Instead she will use a motorised chair, specially designed by Universiti Malaysia Pahang three years ago.

The chair, which allows a person to adjust its height with a touch of a button was previously used by her brother, Zulhanif, who was only 72cm tall when he enrolled in the school in 2007.

Zurinah, a housewife, said only her eldest child was of normal height.

Teacher Khairuni Mohd Zin said she would ensure that Zurin was able to focus during lessons and that she received extra attention.


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