Hysteria school starts the day with special prayers

KOTA BARU: Almost all the students in Form 1 to Form five of SMK Pengkalan Chepa 2 have had to miss the first class period over the past month to dedicate the time to special prayers after daily outbreaks of mass hysteria.

They skip the first class session each day to take part in prayers to rid the school of "bad spirits", which are said to be behind the hysteria spells that have affected more that 150 students since April 12.