COMMENT | Education Ministry must intervene in Ain s possible expulsion
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COMMENT | We are outraged by SMK Puncak Alam’s warning notice of expulsion to Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, especially in light of the lack of transparent penalties against the teacher who made the rape comments amongst his students in a class session on sexual harassment, where Ain was present.
There seems to be a string of unchecked and increasingly brazen displays of power by figures of authority within educational institutions in an attempt to punish Ain for speaking out about her teacher’s rape jokes.
First, there were the online lewd comments about Ain’s body shape and breast size allegedly from teachers in response to her TikTok video. A week later, the secretary-general of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) openly contested the widespread sexual harassment and rape culture in schools, when hundreds of current and former students have already come forward online
LETTER | Student welfare should be taken seriously by NUTP
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LETTER | The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), Bulan Sisters and Pertubuhan Pembangunan Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (WOMEN:girls) would like to address justifications that were given by the secretary-general of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Harry Tan, on
Astro Awani’s Consider This programme on May 5 for the union’s opposition to the National School Walkout Day (NSWD).
Firstly, Tan noted that NSWD was being unfair to all 450,000 teachers nationally by projecting the image of teachers “lurking around and harming students” and “waiting to make and crack jokes about (rape)”. Whilst we agree with Tan in that not all teachers are perpetrators, he refuses to understand that NSWD aims to raise public awareness of the systemic nature of sexual harassment, rape and abuse in schools.
Friday, 07 May 2021 03:24 PM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
The NSWD Alliance said its proposed walkout day this week was necessary to spread awareness on the #MakeSchoolASaferPlace movement. Picture via Twitter
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 Several women’s groups today have slammed National Union of The Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan for dismissing systemic sexist, rape, abuse and misogynistic culture in schools.
In a joint statement today, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), Bulan Sisters and Pertubuhan Pembangunan Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (WOMEN:girls) said Tan’s dismissive comments, which aim to protect the teaching profession, do not do justice to victims.