Don’t victimise Ain Husniza for acting


GERAK (Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia) is appalled at the news that Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, 17, who recently revealed that one of her male teachers made a joke about rape, is now being threatened with expulsion for missing school.

Sadly, and ironically, as this is happening, we have heard nothing about actions taken against the teacher.

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