Education Ministry taking steps to tackle rise in bullying, sexual misconduct cases in schools

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The Education Ministry has recorded a rise in bullying cases and sexual misconduct among students over the past three years.  Education Ministry director-general Azman Adnan said that, based on the Students Discipline System (SSDM), there were 3,883 reported cases of bullying in 2022, which increased to 6,528 cases in 2023.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycxbdyrt  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00We have taken a few initiatives to ensure that issues related to bullying and sexual assault can be handled as best as possible.

00:22First, we provide space and opportunities for everyone to report.

00:28If there are any issues related to bullying and sexual assault,

00:34our medium is through SISPA,

00:38the SISPA complaint system,

00:40as well as through our portal, AdoBully,

00:48as well as through phone calls and WhatsApp.

00:52Secondly, in schools, we have also set up a complaint form.

00:56So, students can report to the school through the complaint form.

01:04Thirdly, we have issued guidelines related to bullying and sexual assault.

01:12These guidelines are comprehensive.

01:15The rules are related to how we want to receive complaints,

01:20how we want to handle complaints.

01:22Fourthly, there are support programs provided by the Ministry of Education, JPN, BPD, and schools.

01:30Especially in schools, there are various support activities

01:34to ensure that programs related to awareness, prevention, bullying, and sexual assault can be provided to our children.

01:43Including today, when we held a weekly meeting,

01:47one of the things that was touched upon by our advisor was related to bullying.

01:52And the essence of my speech is also related to how we want to stop bullying,

01:58prevent bullying, and also sexual assault.

02:01Fifthly, we use peer-to-peer approaches from students to students.

02:07So, we have implemented a peer-to-peer program.

02:11So, in schools, we look for peer-to-peer students who can be role models,

02:17who can be role models to other students

02:20in terms of ethics, values, integrity, and excellence in the academic curriculum, and so on.

02:32So, these are examples that need to be highlighted to other students,

02:36the good values that need to be exemplified.

02:40These are among the things that we are implementing.

02:43And the sixth is, we see that all schools need to have the best ecosystem

02:50so that this good ecosystem will attract students' interest to attend school

02:56and prevent them from being involved in unlawful acts.

03:03For example, in this ASMP,

03:05when we entered, we saw that it was clean, bright,

03:08the students attended school properly.

03:12These are all things that are able to attract students' interest to attend school.

03:19When they come to school, it's great to go to school.

03:22So, that's what we want.

03:24So, this is the role of the principal, the role of the teachers,

03:27PIBG, PIBGS, to create the best ecosystem in schools.

03:32Any issues or cases involving bullying and sexual assault must be reported.

03:41It must be reported.

03:42I have instructed all school leaders across the country

03:47to cooperate in the way that has been determined in the curriculum.

03:52The bullying and sexual assault statistics are so high,

03:55why don't you have a program like this?

03:58It's like this.

03:59It's not too high.

04:01We have 5.2 million students across the country.

04:06What I mentioned earlier, there are more than 100,000.

04:09It means that the percentage is small.

04:120.04% or more.

04:14But with that small percentage,

04:17we have to keep on moving and keep on protesting

04:20to ensure that we can eliminate the bullying and sexual assault.

04:27Is the bullying and sexual assault related to students at school or outside of school?

04:33What is the focus?

04:35What we focus on is the case of bullying involving students

04:39involving students and other parties inside and outside of school.

04:46What is important to me is awareness.

04:49The second is prevention.

04:51Those are the two elements that we need to focus on in every school.

04:57Are there any calls or complaints that can be responded to?

05:06Yes, there are.

05:07Actually, at school, when we file a complaint,

05:12if the students feel that they are being bullied,

05:16or there are elements that are related to sexual assault,

05:21they will file a complaint.

05:25We have been doing this for a long time.

05:27Is there a lot of students at school?

05:30Yes, there are.

05:31But as I mentioned earlier, we have 5.2 million students.

05:36So, there are mistakes that affect the process of dismissal of students.

05:42But the Ministry always gives students a chance to return to school.

05:49Actually, dismissal of students is not a punishment,

05:54but a punishment for the wrongdoings that have been committed.

05:59But the Ministry always gives students a chance to return to school.

06:04That is why we have the Ministry of Education,

06:07the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Education,

06:10which we provide in all branches.

06:12We want 5.2 million students from all over the country

06:16to stay at school until their dismissal.

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