KUALA LUMPUR: Every incident involving the safety of students in schools will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors beyond physical safety, including their psychosocial wellbeing and mental health, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek (pic).
"To prioritise students' mental health as part of their welfare, wellbeing and holistic development, the ministry has implemented the Healthy Minds in Schools (Program Minda Sihat Sekolah) initiative to strengthen psychosocial support, promote students' socio-emotional wellbeing and provide interventions for identified students to help them better manage their emotions.
"As such, every incident involving student safety will be assessed on a case-by-case basis because each involves many factors and is not solely a matter of safety.
"It also involves the psychosocial wellbeing and mental state of the children concerned," she said during Minister's Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (July 2).
She was responding to a supplementary question from Roslan Hashim (PN–Kulim Bandar Bahru), who asked about intervention measures following recent incidents involving students who fell from school buildings.
Fadhlina said the Education Ministry would continue to carry out safety audits and strengthen monitoring to ensure schools remained safe for students.
She added that the ministry was carrying out these efforts through a special committee comprising various government agencies and organisations to ensure school safety measures were continuously reviewed and improved.
Meanwhile, responding to a supplementary question from Syerleena Abdul Rashid (PH–Bukit Bendera) on the enforcement of parental responsibility under the Anti-Bullying Act 2026, Fadhlina said discussions with parents would be the ministry's priority whenever disciplinary or misconduct cases involving pupils arose.
She said such discussions would be supported by qualified counsellors to ensure follow-up sessions, including psychosocial support, were properly monitored while interventions for affected pupils continued on an ongoing basis.
Fadhlina added that the ministry hoped collaboration involving parent-teacher associations (PIBG), the Parents, Community and Private Sector Involvement Group (PIBKS) and the wider community would strengthen efforts to support children, while relevant authorities and agencies would be called upon to intervene where necessary based on each child's needs.
