KUALA TERENGGANU: The Education Ministry has ordered all state education directors and district education officers to conduct spot checks on schools to curb bullying.
Education director-general Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad (pic) said officials also have to visit boarding schools at night, not only to monitor but to know and understand how boarding school students live.
"Maybe we need to go down without being told. We go to schools, look at the situation there, we want to see the nature of the school, how things happen. We might visit at night to see dormitories," he told reporters after the Madani Teachers Appreciation event officiated by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
He added that school principals and headmasters were instructed by the ministry to lead chants of "Kami Benci Buli" (we hate bullying) before and after each school session to instil a sense of abhorrence for bullying among students.
He also said that the ministry would improve security features to curb bullying in schools, such as adding more closed-circuit television cameras and the number of dormitory wardens.
He urged all parties, including teachers, parent-teacher associations and local communities to play their roles in ensuring the safety of students in dormitories, especially at night. – Bernama
