Put an end to bullying problem in schools

Hello,

Another extract from the Star News. Yes, we have to join our hands together to put a STOP to those bullies. BUT how is a question.

If everyone is fearful then I will say CONGRATULATION as these will go on and on.

Any parents or students had encounter these problem please voice out.

Let the Ministry/police/school be aware of these.

SCHOOL is a place for LEARNING not for SAMSENG OR FIGHTING .




Monday September 15, 2008

Put an end to bullying problem in schools

THE report, “Boy: Teacher watched as students beat me up,” (The Star, Sept 12) left me feeling angry and disgusted at how a preventable incident like bullying is swept under the rug.
As a former victim of school yard bullying, my heart goes out to the Form Four kid who went through this ordeal.

I also praise him and his father for coming forward with this matter.

At the same time, I would like to ask where is the justice when those 20 students who beat him up over a trivial matter are allowed to get away with their bad behaviour scot-free.

Unless these students are reprimanded and dealt with, they are likely to do the same thing to another student which may cause severe injury or death.

The teacher who chose not to come to the boy’s aid as well as having the cheek to tell him not to report the matter, is only giving all good teachers a bad name.

A teacher’s role is not only to impart knowledge in the classroom but to uphold good examples by condemning bad behaviour.

This teacher has let the victim down by letting the bullies get away. My question is whether this teacher only cared about defending the school’s reputation or was the teacher a coward who could not stand up to those 20 bullies?

There is no denying that bullying in Malaysian schools have become rampant and this makes parents and caregivers worry about their children’s safety.

All communities, relevant authorities and the Education Ministry must tackle the bullying problem in schools.

Bullying and violence do not deserve any place in a learning environment.

Moreover, we need to get to the root of the problem and find out what drives students to bully another student otherwise they are likely to continue doing this in their adulthood and are likely to end up becoming terrors on our streets like the samsengs and gangsters of today.


S. YIN,
Auckland, New Zealand.