Probe deeper into alleged bullying case: STU
Borneo Post 3 March 2009
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) yesterday urged the police to get to the bottom of the alleged student bullying case at a secondary school in Mukah.
Its president William Ghani Bina said bullying was not the practice of learning institutions in the country, and should not be tolerated, adding that a thorough investigation should be carried out for appropriate action to be taken.
According to Ghani, he had discussed the matter with the director-general of the Education Department and was told that the Education Ministry would not tolerate such misbehaviour.
“I’m wondering where the students learn all these (bullying) from, and I feel very sad to see the victim being punched and kicked repeatedly,” he said when contacted.
He hoped both the police and the Education Department would investigate the matter thoroughly to ensure there would be no recurrence of such incidents in the future.
He said he was in Perlis when he knew about the alleged incident from TV news.
Ghani, who is Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs), Sarawak branch chairman said it was unfortunate that such an incident (if true) had happened because there were many uniformed bodies as well as non-uniformed bodies in schools, apart from the teachers who instilled discipline among students.
Describing the incident as “more of a mob attack”, he stressed that more often undisciplined students were the ones who were not members of clubs or bodies in schools.
He said the onus to discipline students was on the parents themselves, adding that parents should regard their children as a gift from God, and as such treat them accordingly.
Meanwhile, a man from Sarikei, who identified himself as Mayau, called The Borneo Post office here to specifically express his anger over the incident.
He said the incident was causing fear and anxiety among parents.
He said the culprits in the alleged incident should be dismissed from school.
“The culprits should not be given a second chance and should be dismissed from school immediately,” he added.
He also expressed dissatisfaction over “the slow reaction of the police in Dalat and the state Education Department” in investigating the matter.
He noted that a police report was lodged on Feb 23, but the police only recorded a statement from the suspects yesterday.
The man also believed that the state Education Department was slow in reacting adding: “It seems that the department is trying to sweep the matter under the carpet.”
On Saturday, state Education Department director Dr Julaihi Bujang said the department had yet to receive any official report from the school concerned, but added that the department would carry out separate investigations on the students i nvolved.
The alleged incident which was uploaded into YouTube website since Feb 20 had upset many people, including Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah, who said she was saddened by the whole incident.
She feared that if the problem of the students were not addressed now, they could bring their “mob culture” which could have far-reaching impact on society.
Education director general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, when reacting on the incident said he was very serious on the matter and would not hesitate to take appropriate action against anyone be they students or school authorities.
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) yesterday urged the police to get to the bottom of the alleged student bullying case at a secondary school in Mukah.
Its president William Ghani Bina said bullying was not the practice of learning institutions in the country, and should not be tolerated, adding that a thorough investigation should be carried out for appropriate action to be taken.
According to Ghani, he had discussed the matter with the director-general of the Education Department and was told that the Education Ministry would not tolerate such misbehaviour.
“I’m wondering where the students learn all these (bullying) from, and I feel very sad to see the victim being punched and kicked repeatedly,” he said when contacted.
He hoped both the police and the Education Department would investigate the matter thoroughly to ensure there would be no recurrence of such incidents in the future.
He said he was in Perlis when he knew about the alleged incident from TV news.
Ghani, who is Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs), Sarawak branch chairman said it was unfortunate that such an incident (if true) had happened because there were many uniformed bodies as well as non-uniformed bodies in schools, apart from the teachers who instilled discipline among students.
Describing the incident as “more of a mob attack”, he stressed that more often undisciplined students were the ones who were not members of clubs or bodies in schools.
He said the onus to discipline students was on the parents themselves, adding that parents should regard their children as a gift from God, and as such treat them accordingly.
Meanwhile, a man from Sarikei, who identified himself as Mayau, called The Borneo Post office here to specifically express his anger over the incident.
He said the incident was causing fear and anxiety among parents.
He said the culprits in the alleged incident should be dismissed from school.
“The culprits should not be given a second chance and should be dismissed from school immediately,” he added.
He also expressed dissatisfaction over “the slow reaction of the police in Dalat and the state Education Department” in investigating the matter.
He noted that a police report was lodged on Feb 23, but the police only recorded a statement from the suspects yesterday.
The man also believed that the state Education Department was slow in reacting adding: “It seems that the department is trying to sweep the matter under the carpet.”
On Saturday, state Education Department director Dr Julaihi Bujang said the department had yet to receive any official report from the school concerned, but added that the department would carry out separate investigations on the students i nvolved.
The alleged incident which was uploaded into YouTube website since Feb 20 had upset many people, including Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah, who said she was saddened by the whole incident.
She feared that if the problem of the students were not addressed now, they could bring their “mob culture” which could have far-reaching impact on society.
Education director general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, when reacting on the incident said he was very serious on the matter and would not hesitate to take appropriate action against anyone be they students or school authorities.
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