26-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Education ministry to probe alleged public shaming of pupil by teachers
Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said the incident was regrettable, especially since a recording of it had been widely shared, affecting the community.
PETALING JAYA : The education ministry will investigate an incident in which teachers allegedly publicly shamed a primary school pupil, says its minister Fadhlina Sidek.
Berita Harian reported her as saying that the incident was regrettable, especially since a recording of it had been widely shared, affecting the community.
She said her ministry would take full responsibility and focus on the matter.
'Teachers should remember their integrity and ethics as civil servants, no matter what happens.
'I also believe there are safer and more private spaces for such discussions to be resolved well,' she said after an event in Kuala Lumpur today.
The video of a primary school pupil being scolded by several teachers in a school canteen went viral on social media yesterday.
The video, in which the pupil was allegedly forced to confess to things she had not done, was sent to her mother, who attempted to take the teacher to task on WhatsApp.
Fadhlina said she had asked education director-general Azman Adnan to look into the matter as well, as it involved teachers' integrity and ethics.
'The ministry has repeatedly reminded teachers of the guidelines, and to abide by ethical and integrity (standards) inside and outside the classroom and on social media,' she said.
