Education Ministry probing claims of teacher biting students in Kelantan


BUTTERWORTH: The Education Ministry is conducting a detailed investigation into the incident in which students were left traumatised and emotionally distraught after allegedly being bitten by a male teacher at a school in Kelantan, which went viral on social media on Sunday (July 9).

Its deputy minister Lim Hui Ying said the ministry took the allegations seriously and would take appropriate action if the incident proved to be true.

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