This is a really sickening piece of news, one which I would rather not see or read. What are really on the minds of some teachers when they conduct such punishments is totally unbelievable. Isn’t there a person with a sane head in that particular school?
Why on earth would you lift the skirts of girls up when that could have easily constituted a sexual molestation. It is really beyond me. Nevermind if one silly girl who cannot learn about proper hygiene methods that would lead to an entire school being punished.
Read all about it in NST today.
MALACCA: Wednesday was a day when children were celebrated, but at the SK Infant Jesus Convent (I) it turned into a nightmare for about 120 pupils.
These pupils from the upper primary classes were forced to lift up their skirts to see who was menstruating. The reason: Teachers found a used sanitary pad in a sink in the washroom.
The parents of some of the pupils were up in arms against the school’s disciplinary teacher and its senior assistant (student affairs). Amid class parties and celebrations to usher Children’s Day, pupils from nine classes of Primary Four, Five and Six were instructed to gather at the school hall.
They were told about the sanitary pad and the culprit was advised to step forward.
“However, no one came forward. The teachers then paraded the students into the washroom and asked those wearing skirts to lift them up while those in jeans to unzip,” said one pupil.
“I cried during the incident… it was embarrassing,” said another pupil.
“This is not the way to discipline students,” said Hazlinda Hussain, an angry mother of a 11-year-old pupil.
Daniel Keo said his daughter, who is also the school’s assistant head prefect, had been traumatised by the episode.
“My daughter feared that reporting the incident to the higher authority would ruin her chances of becoming the school’s head prefect next year. “She begged my wife and I not to report this incident. “But this is something serious and cannot be left as it is,” he said.
State Education Department Director Azizah Abd Ghani said she would investigate the matter once she received a report from the school. It is believed that several parents had reported to the police, including one at the Banda Hilir police station.
The school’s principal, Catherine Tan Teck Neo, could not be reached for comment.
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