Mass hysteria returns

KOTA BARU: Mass hysteria at SMK Pengkalan Chepa 2 has erupted again after more than 30 female and several male students were struck by the “body possession” phenomenon.

This time around the situation was more tense as two Civil Defence ambulances were called in to take several students to the nearest government clinics.

About 1,000 students were allowed to leave school early yesterday after many were screaming and yelling for no apparent reasons.

A Form Two student identified as Mat, who was interviewed outside the school said the hysteria occurred after the first break in the morning at about 10am when several students including his classmates started screaming and shouting“This hysteria is much worse than the last one. I saw my classmate was screaming at the top of her voice and was aggresive ... it’s much scarier than the last one I saw.

“The affected students were immediately brought to the school’s infirmary with the help of civil defence personnel to ensure that our classes were not disrupted,” he said.

Another Form Three student said the hysteria spread to other students after two of her classmates were “possessed”.

“I believe that more than 30 students were struck by the mass hysteria,” said Anita, a student. She added that the situation was so bad it affected all classroom studies.

The school principal Siti Hawa Mat could not be reached for comments.