Official visit of YB Datuk James bin Ratib, Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah to SK Bawang K9, Tangkarason Paitan to inspect the critical damage suffered by the school due to the flood disaster. The survey results found that almost 90 percent of the school's facilities and equipment were completely destroyed, including severe damage to the resource center room, toilets, and meeting room. The situation is even more worrying when 10 water storage tanks were reported to have been lost due to being swept away by strong currents, also affecting the school's basic infrastructure as a whole.

Based on the initial assessment, SK Bawang K9 requires immediate assistance including 200 sets of student desks and chairs, 30 sets of teacher desks and chairs, as well as furniture for the administration section. From the teaching and learning (T&L) aspect, the damage involved nine classrooms which required replacement of whiteboards and new Smart TV units. In addition, the entire supply of textbooks in the store was destroyed, while digital assets involving 30 laptops and eight sets of student computers could no longer be used, thus temporarily paralyzing technology-based learning activities at the school.

In this regard, YB Datuk James bin Ratib called on the Sabah State Education Department (JPNS) to channel emergency assistance immediately to ensure that the recovery process can be implemented without delay. YB Datuk James bin Ratib also asked all District Education Offices (PPD) to inform immediately if such a situation occurs in their respective areas so that swift action can be taken.

Our priority is to ensure that the continuity of children's education is not affected and that the welfare of school staff is always maintained.