PETALING JAYA: An NGO has suggested that the education ministry hire army and police veterans as dormitory wardens at boarding schools to help curb incidents of bullying.
Pertubuhan Aspirasi Wanita Malaysia chairman Wan Azliana Wan Adnan said the change would ensure that teachers do not have to take on the additional responsibility without receiving appropriate monetary compensation.
Wan Azliana, a lawyer who has represented the families of bully victims in court, said a High Court decision on a case eight years ago highlighted the additional burden some teachers had to take on while also acting as wardens.
She told FMT that some wardens are “teachers who teach in the morning or evening and then serve as wardens at night”.
“It’s a big responsibility but it is understood that the remuneration or wage is not commensurate with the job,” she said, adding that the court’s findings opened her eyes to the importance of dorm wardens.
She said it was time for the education ministry to review and make improvements on the role of dorm wardens and the candidates for the job.
Wan Azliana said her NGO has been working with Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin’s law faculty on preparing a draft anti-bullying bill since January. She expects the draft to be completed in two years.
She said the bill would cover not just punishments but also educating and protecting bully victims, expressing hope that this would help curb the issue.
Earlier this month, deputy education minister Lim Hui Ying said 9,207 bullying cases were reported nationwide from 2021 to October this year, comprising 326 cases recorded in 2021, 3,887 cases in 2022 and 4,994 so far this year. - FMT
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