The first label
By Nahrizul Adib Kadri The day SPM results are released always carries a particular kind of tension. School halls fill earlier than usual. Students arrive in small groups, some quiet, some trying to look relaxed. Some parents wait outside, pretending not to be anxious. Some go inside together with their child, holding hands. Teachers move around with a different kind of energy, half administrative, half emotional. There is anticipation in the air, but also something heavier. Something unspoken. Because everyone knows that something more than results will be handed out that day. For many students, this is the first time […]
