The Parent Teacher Association of premier residential secondary school Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) has slammed the family of a Form 4 student, who was reportedly sent to the hospital after allegedly being bullied by his schoolmates.
In a statement, the PTA said the student's family should not have posted about the case on social media, causing it to go viral and impact the school's reputation.
"The move to make viral the issue has had a large impact and smeared the image of the MCKK as a whole," the PTA said in a statement dated yesterday.
"The MCKK PTA regrets the selfish decision made by the student's family to make this issue viral.
"We hope this case will be a lesson to all parents not to intervene in school matters and to accept decisions made by MCKK's management with an open heart," it added.
Malaysiakini has contacted the student's family, the school and the Education Ministry but is withholding the family's response, pending replies from all three stakeholders. The school and the ministry have yet to respond.
Earlier, Sinar Harian reported that Kuala Kangsar police confirmed it is investigating a bullying case involving a boy from a residential school there.
'Respect school's decision'
Meanwhile, the PTA said the boy's parents should have respected the school's procedures and decisions.
"All decisions made by the school are transparent without external interventions," it said.
The PTA also claimed parents of Form 4 students had written a letter threatening to take action against school authorities if the school's decision on the matter remained.
In the letter, which has gone viral, the parents claimed the alleged perpetrators were not suspended from school, although some punishment was meted out.
"The PTA respects the school and principal's decision not to bow to any threats by the parents of Form 4 students," it said.
It added that since the alleged bullying case went viral, students have been verbally abused by members of the public or chased out of eateries during outings in Kuala Kangsar town.
As such, all students are no longer allowed to go to Kuala Kangsar town on their own and are not allowed to respond to any outsiders "provoking" them on the matter, the PTA said.
Students are also urged to report any attacks against them to the school, and police reports will be made.
Students' mental well-being will also be monitored, the PTA said. - Mkini
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