THE Education Ministry (MOE) has issued two guidelines on addressing bullying and sexual harassment in all institutions under its purview.

Minister Fadhlina Sidek said they are crucial for sustaining advocacy efforts across all levels to ensure that awareness, responsibility and concern for these issues can be collectively addressed.

She said the committee responsible for formulating both guidelines also took into account recent changes, such as redefining cyberbullying and proposing intervention programmes for managing bullying and sexual harassment.

“We hope all members of MOE will give their commitment to implementing the guidelines to ensure that these issues can be resolved immediately.

“The focus of the guidelines is on protecting human dignity and preventing violation against it within our school ecosystem,” she told a press conference after officiating at the “Sahsiah Terbilang Hentikan Buli: Membentuk Anak Yang Baik Lagi Cerdik” programme Bukit Mertajam today.

Fadhlina said today’s programme was an example of MOE’s intervention in curbing bullying among students by providing guidance and awareness of the harmful impact of such acts on mental and physical health, apart from educating them not to engage in such behaviour. – Bernama, September 22, 2023.