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The Sun
a day ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Parliamentary committee tables bullying statement next Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development will table a statement on school bullying next Thursday. This follows a briefing session held today with various ministries and non-governmental organisations. Committee chairperson Yeo Bee Yin confirmed the statement would summarise recommendations from the hearing. The hearing involved the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. The Ministry of Home Affairs and various NGOs and activists also participated. Yeo highlighted the most important recommendation from today's briefing. She said all NGOs and activists want a national child-friendly bullying complaints portal. She explained that current systems like Talian Kasih lack sufficient child-friendly features. The existing platforms are not ideal especially regarding direct communication or chat functions. Yeo stated the committee will push for a complaint system more suitable for children. She spoke to media after a special briefing programme on Tackling Bullying in Schools. The event took place at Parliament with Members of Parliament today. Yeo also welcomed government efforts to examine an Anti-Bullying Act. This proposed legislation emphasises establishing a tribunal for bullying cases. The tribunal would specifically hear cases involving students and children. She stressed the need for a comprehensive approach beyond just discipline. Yeo noted that bullying victims can become bullies without proper emotional support. She said the act must balance disciplinary enforcement with emotional support provision. Human Rights Commission of Malaysia children commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki provided additional input. She recommended against appointing teachers as dormitory wardens. This ensures effectiveness in student management and teaching continuity. Dr Farah stated teachers already shoulder various school responsibilities. The additional warden role creates great pressure on their work quality. This is particularly true when they must leave class to resolve student conflicts. She explained that leaving class disrupts the entire teaching process. Dr Farah urged authorities to avoid appointing wardens from among teachers. She suggested finding warden candidates from outside the teaching staff. She proposed specific leeway for any teachers taking warden roles. This includes reduced workload and increased allowance for those responsibilities. Dr Farah emphasised the critical need for background screening and psychometric tests. These measures ensure wardens are suitable to work with children. She stated that anyone dealing with children must undergo suitability screening. This prevents individuals with records of misbehaviour from working with children. - Bernama
The Star
a day ago
- Politics
- The Star
Parliamentary committee to table statement on bullying in school next week
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development will table a statement on the issue of bullying in schools next Thursday (Aug 28), following a briefing session with ministries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Wednesday (Aug 20). Its chairperson, Yeo Bee Yin said the statement would summarise the recommendations and views obtained from the hearing involving the Education Ministry, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, the Home Affairs Ministry, as well as various NGOs and activists. "From today's briefing, among the most important recommendations that all NGOs and activists want is the establishment of a child-friendly bullying complaints portal at national level. "Currently, existing complaint systems such as Talian Kasih or online platforms are not child-friendly enough, especially in terms of direct communication or the 'chat' function. So, we will push for a complaint system that is more suitable for children," she said. She was met by the media after a special briefing programme on Tackling Bullying in Schools with Members of Parliament at Parliament on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Yeo said the committee welcomed the government's efforts to examine the need to enact an Anti-Bullying Act, which emphasises the establishment of a tribunal to hear bullying cases involving students and children. However, she stressed that it needs to be seen comprehensively and not just from a disciplinary perspective. "We know that victims of bullying have the potential to become bullies in the future if they are not given the appropriate emotional support. So, the act needs to balance the disciplinary (enforcement) aspect and also provide emotional support,' she said. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chief children commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki said the appointment of dormitory wardens should not be from among teachers to ensure the effectiveness of student management and the continuity of teaching sessions. She said teachers are already shouldering various responsibilities at school and the additional role of warden can put great pressure on the quality of their work, especially when they have to leave the classroom to resolve conflicts among students. "When they have to leave the classroom to resolve the issue, the teaching process is disrupted. So as much as possible, do not involve the appointment of wardens from among teachers but try to find them from outside. "If possible, there should be specific leeway for teachers taking on the role of wardens. That means if he is a warden, you have to give him lesser workload besides increasing the allowance so that there is ownership of the responsibility," she said. She also believed that in appointing a school warden, the most critical aspect that needs to be given attention is the background screening process and psychometric tests to ensure they are suitable to work with children. "It doesn't matter whether you are taking care of children; if you are dealing with children, you must be screened for suitability to work with children. We don't want people who work with children to be people who have a record of misbehaviour with children," she said.- Bernama
Barnama
a day ago
- Politics
- Barnama
Parliamentary Committee To Table Statement On Bullying In School Next Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The Parliamentary Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development will table a statement on the issue of bullying in schools next Thursday, following a briefing session with ministries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today. Its chairperson, Yeo Bee Yin said the statement would summarise the recommendations and views obtained from the hearing involving the Ministry of Education (KPM), the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM), the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN), as well as various NGOs and activists. "From today's briefing, among the most important recommendations that all NGOs and activists want is the establishment of a child-friendly bullying complaints portal at national level. "Currently, existing complaint systems such as Talian Kasih or online platforms are not child-friendly enough, especially in terms of direct communication or the 'chat' function. So, we will push for a complaint system that is more suitable for children," she said. She was met by the media after a special briefing programme on Tackling Bullying in Schools with Members of Parliament at Parliament today. Meanwhile, Yeo said the committee welcomed the government's efforts to examine the need to enact an Anti-Bullying Act which emphasises the establishment of a tribunal to hear bullying cases involving students and children. However, she stressed that it needs to be seen comprehensively and not just from a disciplinary perspective. "We know that victims of bullying have the potential to become bullies in the future if they are not given the appropriate emotional support. So, the act needs to balance the disciplinary (enforcement) aspect and also provide emotional support,' she said. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) chief children commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki said the appointment of dormitory wardens should not be from among teachers to ensure the effectiveness of student management and the continuity of teaching sessions.
