Penang records 1,300 school bullying, misconduct cases


Mohamad (left) and Sungai Acheh assemblyman Rashidi Zinol walking into the state assembly building in Lebuh Light, George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THE Penang Education Department recorded 1,302 bullying and social misconduct cases in schools from 2023 to September this year, of which 86 bullying cases were reported to the police.

Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mohamad Abdul Hamid said the remaining cases were handled by state education authorities.

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