 Read in The Star (1 August 2005, Pg.3) that a seven-year-old girl ended up witha fractured hand after being allegedly beaten on the palm with a two-foot long stick by her teacher. Her right thumb was dislocated and she had a fractured metacarpal. She was punished for failing to control a noisy class. To cut a long story short (full story in the newspaper), the Headmaster and the Assistant Headmaster went to the student's house thrice, including once with the district education officer, and offered a total of RM950 in cash for Aiman's treatment. The Star also reported that the father was also ASKED TO SIGN A SETTLEMENT LETTER. The family planned to take legal action against those responsible.
This is a SHAMEFUL state of affairs of our education system. Those responsible should be brought to justice. Yes, dear family, please SUE ... as there are provisions in the law that the safely and well being of the students in the school during official school time must be ensured.
According to the news, the teacher has been transferred to a school in Tikam Batu. Welcome to the CLASSIC Malaysian solution - JUST SHIFT THE PROBLEM to somewhere else and see history repeat itself. We never get to the root of the problem. Aiyaa, tak tau lah ...
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