THE Education Ministry will remove the missionary school principal in Sabah who ordered the segregation of Muslim and non-Muslim students, said Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.
She said only those with a shallow mentality would order such a thing.
“The State Education Department has informed officers from the school management, while Jemaah Nazir and Jaminan Quality will go the school tomorrow to assist in the rectification.
“I have asked the department to take the necessary action immediately.
“The report on the matter has already been prepared,” she said in a WhatsApp message to a DAP rep, which was shared with reporters today.
The segregation of Form One students in Muslim and non-Muslim classes at SM All Saints, near Likas, Kota Kinabalu, last week. saw a backlash from the parents of the children.
The school principal, who holds a doctorate, called a meeting with parents on March 9 to explain the rationale for her action, but many of the parents perceived the move to be for the convenience of the teachers and not to benefit the students.
An online petition was launched, garnering thousands of signatures, accusing the principal of promoting racial and religious segregation.
Teo said the principal’s action was illogical was the school is where mutual respect and racial unity are cultivated.
She said religious segregation is as bad as racial segregation.
She said the principal was aiming for convenience by segregating the students at the expense of unity.
“Only a school manager who is shallow would do such a thing.” – March 17, 2019.
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