Schools need stronger policies against bullying, says Suhakam
Schools nationwide need to adopt stronger anti-bullying policies in order to combat the social ill, says Suhakam chief children commissioner Farah Nini Dusuki.
Farah said Malaysian schools can learn from anti-bullying policies in countries such as Australia, the UK, Canada and New Zealand.
While these nations do not have specific Acts against bullying, she said, their schools are required to have strong internal policies in force.
“It means that each school is mandated to have student safety policies that students, parents and school (teachers and administrators) sign off on,” she said at a town hall session on the Anti-Bullying Tribunal Bill at SJKC Aik Hua here today.
“So, there is no more saying that the moment you send your kids to school, they are the teachers’…
