THE Ministry of Education (MOE) is thoroughly investigating a complaint that a student with disabilities was allegedly bullied by her teacher at school. 

Minister Fadhlina Sidek said all parties, including the school involved, have been identified and various quarters have been roped in to ensure the issue is looked at comprehensively. 

 “Insya-Allah we will deal with it according to our work process… thus far, the case is under investigation and we will ensure that the process goes smoothly,” she told the media after the launch of the Malaysian Education Development Plan 2013-2025 Annual Report for 2022 today. 

Yesterday, local media reported that a disabled student under the Special Education Integrated Programme was traumatised after she was allegedly bullied by a female teacher. 

Fadhlina urged the public to use all available channels such as the Public Complaint Management System and the ministry’s social media platforms to make complaints about bullying and other offences. 

“We want to invite the community to use the proper channels so that we can deal with all issues more efficiently and effectively based on our process and workflow,” she said. 

In another development, regarding parents’ complaints that the current syllabus is seen as difficult for students to master, Fadhlina said the MOE views the issue seriously. 

In addition, Fadhlina took seriously parents’ complaints that the current syllabus was too difficult for students to handle. 

“For that purpose, an engagement session regarding the school curriculum will be held involving all parties in preparation for the change of the new syllabus, which is usually made every 10 years and the next new syllabus will be implemented in 2027,” she said. 

She, however, added that parents should understand that only 5% of questions at school required high-level thinking skills. 

“We have to be fair because there are children who have slightly higher skills than others, so 5% of the questions are for children who have high-level thinking skills while the other questions can be mastered according to their age level,” she said. – Bernama, August 22, 2023.