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The education ministry will be creating a stricter guideline that includes caning to handle disciplinary problems in local schools, Deputy Minister Chong Sin Woon revealed today, 11 May
The upgraded school guidelines book would include ways to address issues such as bullying, truancy, drugs, and dealing with the influence of militant groups like ISIS
"For an example, schools are required to form a disciplinary committee that will be tasked with conducting school-level investigations," explained the deputy education minister at a meeting on disciplinary issues involving school students.
"We aim to have a comprehensive regulation by compiling about 50 procedures and circulars related to school discipline, which will be updated into the existing regulations."
"Prior to this, the school's headmaster was the person in charge to determine whether a student needs counselling. However, counselling will be part of the procedure once the new regulations are implemented," added Chong, as reported by the Malay Mail Online.
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Meanwhile, schools will also start conducting urine tests in their efforts to curb drug abuse problems among students
While many countries in the world have already banned corporal punishment in schools, the Malaysian education ministry still continues to implement it as a way of handling disciplinary problems
Image via The Malay Mail Online
