Year Four Pupil Bullied Twice Johor Authorities Promise Strict Action

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Johor Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin. PIC BY NSTP/Raja Nurul Antasha Raja ZamanJOHOR BARU: The State Education Department has given assurance that it will resolve the case of a Year Four pupil who was bullied twice, leading to memory loss.
State Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin said the education department is in the process of finalising follow-up actions, including engagement with the victim's family and the perpetrators.
"Everything is being handled by the state education department. We have held discussions, and several actions will be taken against the perpetrators and so on, but the process is still being finalised.
"Sometimes it's not just the student who needs counselling; the family is also given guidance so that they can overcome the trauma from this incident together," he said when met after visiting the pupil at the Pediatric Ward of a private hospital here today.
Also present were the Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Khairin-Nisa Ismail and the State Education Director Mohd Hanafi Samad.
In a related development, Aznan said he had chaired a meeting of the Johor State Special Anti-Bullying Committee held in Iskandar Puteri.
The meeting, co-chaired with Khairin-Nisa, was part of an aggressive and integrated effort to address the increasingly concerning issue of bullying.
He said the meeting outlined a comprehensive action plan, including phased campaigns and intervention programmes in all educational institutions, particularly schools, involving teachers, parents, and the community.
The Johor anti-bullying campaign is being launched to ensure that schools become safe spaces, where students are protected, parents are more aware, and the culture of bullying can be eradicated.
"Alhamdulillah, earlier we had a discussion on several standard operating procedures regarding bullying issues in Johor.
"We will follow the existing SOPs set by the Education Minister, but we will increase awareness campaigns, training, and so on for students, teachers, and parents about bullying misconduct," he said.
It was reported that a 10-year-old cancer survivor is now battling brain trauma after allegedly being bullied twice this year, leaving his mother pleading for justice.
The boy who has been fighting adenoid cystic carcinoma for the past two years, was allegedly first attacked by a 12-year-old schoolmate on Feb 21 at a religious school in Skudai.
The assault, said to have stemmed from a rejected crush involving his elder sister, saw him kicked, punched, his head slammed, and forced to strip. - NST

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