The truth is racists exists in all races throughout the world.
These thoughts already exist in their minds, some more than others. And sometimes, in moments of heightened emotions, these bigoted thoughts are expressed. Unfortunately, it seems to be prevalent among people in authoritative or leadership positions.
Many a true word is often spoken in anger.
This incident is just another manifestation of the views of a certain group of society towards others. Seems to be the official view shared among them. Their feelings of resentment is real. I can accept that. But why take it out on the kids? Why didn't they say it directly to the parents instead? Are kids easier to be bullied?
What were these people thinking? To start them young? The parents have every right to be offended and angry. How do you expect the parents to explain to their kids? Might as well include it in the school syllabus.
But they keep getting the grammar wrong. Telling the kids to "balik" is incorrect since they were born here. Some have not even set foot in those countries. It should be "pindah ke China" or "berhijrah ke India"... "move to" or "migrate to". And why do they always assume that China & India would accept them? I mean, since these kids are attending national schools, they probably can't speak/write Hindi or Mandarin... right? :)
Why do these people, as normal citizens, feel so empowered to tell other races to get out from "their land", to insult other races in this country? And these are the same people who accuse those they insult for being racists.
As usual, the Headmistress has apologised. Apparently she's has only 6 months to go before her retirement... I don't really know what her motive was by saying that she also told the Malays to "Balik Indon'. Is it to show that she is fair? or is she trying to imply that the non-Malay parents were too sensitive, since the Malay parents did not complain?
I wonder what would happen if this took place in, let's say, the US?
Of course, there will be those who will demand justice. And as usual, this storm will soon pass, but not forgotten, until the next time...
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| Pn Hjh Missyati Binti Dani |
The racial issue surrounding SMK Alam Megah is finally broken from its shell as the Headmistress who is caught in the middle of this alleged case of racism has at last spoken. Earlier today, a group consisting of local politicians, NGO’s and parents held a closed door meeting with the Headmistress, Pn Hjh Missyati Binti Dani at the school in their effort to clarify the matter.The meeting which lasted for less than an hour produced a startling confession by the Headmistress on the allegation of racism against her as she admitted not only to have said’ “India balik India, Cina balik China” but also confessed that she actually did address the Malay students as well by saying, “Melayu balik Indon” in her racially spurred speech during the school’s Monday assembly last week.
Pn Hjh Missyati Binti Dani later told the meeting that she will issue an official apology for her ‘unintentional’ racial outburst to all students in the next school assembly scheduled to be held on Friday morning. She is also scheduled to have an explanatory meeting with the State Education Director later today.
A spokesperson from the concerned group of individuals who attended the meeting later revealed that the Headmistress also cited ‘momentarily outburst of anger’ as the reason for uttering such racially condemning speech during the school assembly last week. Fearing the consequence of a possible severe disciplinary action, she was also quoted as saying that she would appreciate the issue to be brought to a rest without further public exploitation as she only has less than six months left before her official retirement...
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| Siti Inshah Mansor |
2010
Punish ‘racist’ principal, not cover up, parents demand
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Denying that it was a “misunderstanding”, parents want the Education Ministry to take stern disciplinary action against the Johor school head accused of spouting racist slurs, claiming that it was not the first incident.
One parent even alleged the ministry was trying to “cover up” the case at SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra in Kulai.
“Parents are very unhappy that the authorities are citing misinformation and misunderstanding that the headmistress had made the remarks.
“It wasn’t a misunderstanding. Even the teachers have given their statement to the police. The teachers confirmed what has been reported by the students,” a parent told The Malaysian Insider, refuting Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom’s response yesterday that the case was just a misunderstanding and had been resolved.
“If it was, then why did the state Education Department tell her to make an open apology to the non-Malay students and teachers?” he asked, and related that principal Siti Inshah Mansor had been loudly booed by the student population in the attempt........... A copy of one report made last week and recently put up on the Malaysia-Today website listed several racist and derogatory remarks allegedly made by Siti Inshah, including likening Indian students wearing prayer threads on their person to dogs and ordering dissatisfied ethnic Chinese and Indian students to “return to China or India”.Part of the lengthy police report lodged by a 16-year-old student alleged: “She gave the example of owning a Proton Saga with two passengers who are Munusamy and Chong. Munusamy and Chong were only passengers. They cannot claim any right to the car. This is the same as Malaysia in which the non-Malay students are passengers.”.....- Source
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2010
Headmaster: Ungku Aznan bin Ungku Ismail
‘Racist’ Kedah principal apologises to parents
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 – The Kedah principal who had allegedly uttered racist remarks to 10 students at a school in Bukit Selambau near Sungai Petani last week has apologised to their parents.
Kedah Education Department director Shahidan Abdul Rahman said today that the apology was made when the principal met the parents on Sunday.
Shahidan also refuted reports made in a Chinese newspaper that the principal had been transferred following the incident.
“Investigations are still ongoing and the principal is still working at the school,” he said.
The principal had been accused of racism for allegedly telling her Chinese pupils to “return to China”.
The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Selambau head allegedly accused the Chinese pupils of being insensitive towards their Muslim peers by eating in the school compound during the fasting month of Ramadan last Friday, and ordered them to return to China if they could not respect the culture of other races.
Merbok MCA division secretary Chow Kok Leong, who received complaints from the parents, had claimed that the principal had also made similar remarks during the school’s morning assembly the next day.
There are about 80 non-Malay students at the school, which has an enrolment of 780.....
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2008
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| Rusitah bt Abu Hassan |
Parents up in arms over teacher's racial slurs
Monday August 4, 2008 MYT 8:11:14 PM
BANTING: About 500 angry parents and other members of the Indian community gathered outside a secondary school here yesterday to stage a protest over racial slurs and abuse allegedly uttered by a teacher against Indian students recently.
The crowd began gathering outside SMK Telok Panglima Garang’s main entrance near here from noon and dispersed about two hours later.
The headmaster was on leave so some teachers accepted on his behalf copies of the police reports made by a Form Four student and a Form Five student.
The police reports also alleged that the teacher had beaten some students.
Coalition of Malaysian Indian NGOs secretary Gunaraj George, who was among those who handed over the police reports, said that such abuse would only result in breeding hatred and racial polarisation in schools.
Deputy Education Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong said the teacher might be sacked if the allegations were proven true.
The allegations were serious as no one was allowed to insult others especially in school environment, said Dr Wee, who was asked to comment on the incident while visiting a nine-year-old accident victim at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru.
He added that the ministry was awaiting an official report......According to the police reports, the female history teacher had allegedly called Indian students in a Form Four and a Form Five class ‘keling pariah’, ‘Negro’, ‘black monkeys’ as well as other derogatory names.
The teacher had also purportedly said that ‘Indians came from dogs’ and the community members were stupid and prone to thuggery and thievery.
The police reports also alleged that the teacher had said that Indians were the ‘children of prostitutes’ and the community’s youths ‘did not have testicles’ on July 17 and 22, and had also purportedly beaten up some Indians students.
The Form Four student also alleged in his report that the teacher had written the word ‘keling pariah’ on the board and lost her cool when the Indian students in the class told her that they did not like being called names.....- Source
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