It S A Crime If A Teacher Abuses A Pupil


I must start by saying that I have the utmost respect for teachers. Teachers have shaped me and enabled me to grow and become who I am
They have offered me the opportunity to discover who I am and supported me at crucial times in my life. Having said that, there are also teachers who can be harmful to students
Over the years, as a paediatrician, I have experienced a number of occasions where teachers have abused children: physically, sexually and emotionally
The recent account of a child whose ear was allegedly stapled by a teacher, supposedly because he didn’t finish his homework, is horrific. Such a punishment, if true, is cruel and bizarre
What I always find bewildering, as in this situation, is the education ministry’s response when a teacher allegedly abuses a student. The classical response is to transfer the teacher to another school. This denies the reality that this teacher may continue to abuse children in the new school
What is of concern to me is why the police and Social Welfare Departments do not appear to have taken action
We must recognise the Child Act is not civil legislation; it is mandatory legislation. It clearly outlines “children in need of care and protection” and mandates that the police and Social Welfare Departments act
Section 18 states “Any protector (welfare officer) or police officer who is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a child is in need of care and protection may take the child into temporary custody…”This investigation is not in the hands of the education ministry. It is in the hands of the welfare and police departments. One media report (Borneo Post Online) quotes the Kota Kinabalu police chief as saying that the police have not taken any action as “the boy’s parents have withdrawn their police report, while both parties are believed to have resolved the incident amicably”
The police seem to fail to appreciate that the Child Act mandates them to act and the withdrawal or absence of a police report is immaterial; “a child is in need of care and protection”
The issue is not just this child; have other children in the same school been abused by this teacher and what is the long-term risk this individual poses to children
Similarly, the Social Welfare Department requires no notification or request to act
The Child Act mandates them to act to ensure the safety of this child and other children in that school, not to mention the safety of children in the new school where this teacher has been transferred. This teacher is now a risk to all children under his/her care
Note that the Child Act does not allow this matter to be settled “amicably” by a withdrawal of reports
Section 31 states that “any person who, being a person having the care of a child, abuses … the child in a manner likely to cause him physical or emotional injury … commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding RM20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.”I would appeal that a teacher who can do such a cruel act to a child under their care should not be allowed to be in charge of children again. In addition, some action must be taken against this teacher. I have seen a variety of harsh punishments of children in school but stapling the ear of a child suggests a level of unkindness that is alarming
Finally, what has happened to this 10-year-old boy? He must be severely emotionally traumatised. I hope he is receiving appropriate support and care. His classmates, who witnessed this incident, would also have been deeply traumatised and shocked
Will this child and his classmates continue to trust teachers and the system if we take no action
What message are we sending to children
Dr Amar Singh HSS is a senior consultant paediatrician. - FMT

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