Following the various incidents that have been happening in schools across Malaysia, a politician is now sharing his belief that pointing fingers and urging Ministers to resign over these incidents of sexual crime, bullying and violence in schools is unfair.
Instead, he believes the focus should be on improving the system as a whole.
Murad Jailani
PKR Pasir Gudang chief says it’s unfair to tell Ministers to resign over recent incidents in schools
According to a report by Sinar Harian, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Pasir Gudang Chief, Murad Jailani, explained that Ministers and the Government do have a moral responsibility to ensure the safety of students, but resignations should not be the main solution unless it is proven that there has been direct negligence.
“What is more important is immediate action and a corrective plan, not just finding fault. In the issue of students’ safety, what is needed is not the resignation of one person but a comprehensive system overhaul,” he said.
Murad added that the issue of sexual crime, bullying and violence in schools is nothing new, but is now being exposed more and more due to the existence of social media.
He said that the real cause of these incidents is deeper, including the weakness of disciplinary and enforcement systems, the influence of pornography, the lack of moral guidance, trained counselling officers and the absence of an adequate closed-circuit camera (CCTV) monitoring system.
A Special Student Safety Team
Following this, Murad proposed that the Government establish a Special Student Safety Team involving the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), to reassess the level of school safety nationwide.
He said among the immediate steps that need to be taken are conducting a comprehensive safety audit in all schools, increasing counselling units, tightening standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use of mobile phones and installing CCTVs in risky areas.
“Ministers should not continue to be blamed without proof of negligence, but they must show firm leadership and swift action. The people don’t want excuses; they want to see real action to prevent the next tragedy,” he stressed.
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