Find culprits who showed sex video to students, says ex-deputy minister
Former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching today urged the ministry to investigate how a sex video was played to a group of secondary school students in a virtual classroom session on Google Meet on Thursday (Oct 14).
Saying that such an incident should not have happened, the DAP MP for Kulai urged the Education Ministry to take necessary measures to ensure students are safe during online classes.
"We have been made to understand the incident could be caused by an outsider obtaining the meeting link and therefore accessing the class to share contents that are inappropriate.
"The Education Ministry should use all necessary resources and expertise in the ministry to ensure the safety of students in an online class and to work on methods that can ensure content shared on the Google Meet platform are safe."
Teo also wants SOPs or guidelines developed to help protect the video conferencing platform from being hijacked or hacked.
"I call upon the education minister to investigate the matter, constantly communicate about the development of the investigation with the public especially with parents involved, and take proactive steps to ensure online classes remain a safe platform for students," she said in a statement.
Yesterday, a news portal reported that a group of Form 2 students had a sex video displayed to them when they were sitting for an online examination.
According to Free Malaysia Today, the incident forced the teacher to end the video conference and to carry on the exam using an online form.
Parents and teachers were puzzled as to who was responsible for airing the explicit video to them.
The portal reported that the school teachers later informed students not to share their meeting links with people outside their classroom.
Teo also expressed her frustration at the incident, saying it should have not been allowed to occur.
This, she said, is especially since schools have been conducting online classes for almost two years since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country last year.
"I urge the Education Ministry to view this as a serious matter and to address the issue professionally without sweeping it under the carpet.
"Coping with the pandemic indicates a future with ample reliance on online classes using platforms like Google Meet. The potential for similar incidents to take place again is quite high.
"Sharing of explicit videos with children may also be an offence under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and we cannot underestimate the severity of the issue."
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