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Parents question police probe into child punishment case, claim deviated from objective
Investigation should be on culprit who handed out the punishment.
Published on 05 Jun 2024 6:37 PM
Suresh Balakarishna (R) and Mogana Selvi, parents of an 11-year-old student who suffered a heat stroke after being forced to stand in the sun. – The Vibes pic by Najjua Zulkefli.
BY Ravin Palanisamy
The family of a primary school student, who they claimed had been assessed as person with disabilities (OKU) by doctors, want the authorities not to deviate from the main issue, which has left their son in the current condition.
Dayalan Sreebalan, the spokesperson for the family said, the authorities are now more focused on the student's disabilities rather than the offence committed by the teacher, who punished the 11-year-old pupil by making him stand under the hot sun for more than two hours.
"The initial police report made by the mother was on the punishment meted out by the teacher on the student and nothing about the child's OKU status.
"But the police's investigation now is more focused on the boy's status as an OKU, which they are now trying to imply that he had developed the condition prior to the incident," he told a press conference today.
Dayalan said the initial police report was made by the mother, Mogahana Selvi, on April 30.
On May 25, Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said that the police had completed investigation into the mother's allegation and that the investigation paper had been referred to the public prosecutor's office for further action.
Dayalan, however, said that the investigating officer (IO) had recently asked Mogahana to come and give further statements on the case.
"When giving the statement, the IO had asked the mother who declared the son as OKU.
"We also obtained information from a source alleging that the police had collected the boy's school curricular records from standard one to four.
"Why does the police want to take more statements when the police chief said that the investigation is completed? And why does it have to be on the boy's school records?
"Is this to possibly suggest that the boy had disabilities prior to the incident?" Dayalan asked.
BY Ravin Palanisamy
The family of a primary school student, who they claimed had been assessed as person with disabilities (OKU) by doctors, want the authorities not to deviate from the main issue, which has left their son in the current condition.
Dayalan Sreebalan, the spokesperson for the family said, the authorities are now more focused on the student's disabilities rather than the offence committed by the teacher, who punished the 11-year-old pupil by making him stand under the hot sun for more than two hours.
"The initial police report made by the mother was on the punishment meted out by the teacher on the student and nothing about the child's OKU status.
"But the police's investigation now is more focused on the boy's status as an OKU, which they are now trying to imply that he had developed the condition prior to the incident," he told a press conference today.
Dayalan said the initial police report was made by the mother, Mogahana Selvi, on April 30.
On May 25, Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said that the police had completed investigation into the mother's allegation and that the investigation paper had been referred to the public prosecutor's office for further action.
Dayalan, however, said that the investigating officer (IO) had recently asked Mogahana to come and give further statements on the case.
"When giving the statement, the IO had asked the mother who declared the son as OKU.
"We also obtained information from a source alleging that the police had collected the boy's school curricular records from standard one to four.
"Why does the police want to take more statements when the police chief said that the investigation is completed? And why does it have to be on the boy's school records?
"Is this to possibly suggest that the boy had disabilities prior to the incident?" Dayalan asked.
Dayalan Sreebalan (R) speaks during a press conference at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur on June 5, 2024. – The Vibes pic by Najjua Zulkefli
Dayalan reiterated that the authorities are now trying to shift the case from the initial course.
"The case here is that the boy had suffered heat exhaustion as he was asked to stand under the hot sun for more than two hours.
"So, the investigation should be on how such a punishment, which had been prohibited by the ministry, is still carried out in public schools," he said.
Dayalan, citing Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek's special officer Thiyagaraj Sankaranarayanan Facebook post, questioned the lack of action on the teacher despite him agreeing that the teacher has breached the Ministry's Professional Circular No.7/1995 Procedures on Punishment and Disciplinary Action on Students.
The circular reminded schools against flying into a rage and jumping to rash conclusions without proper investigation, also saying that torture and public insults should be avoided.
Last week, it was reported that a Year Five student from a school in Ampang had suffered a heatstroke after he was allegedly ordered by the teacher to stand under the hot sun for more than two hours as a form of punishment. – The Vibes, June 5, 2024
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Dayalan reiterated that the authorities are now trying to shift the case from the initial course.
"The case here is that the boy had suffered heat exhaustion as he was asked to stand under the hot sun for more than two hours.
"So, the investigation should be on how such a punishment, which had been prohibited by the ministry, is still carried out in public schools," he said.
Dayalan, citing Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek's special officer Thiyagaraj Sankaranarayanan Facebook post, questioned the lack of action on the teacher despite him agreeing that the teacher has breached the Ministry's Professional Circular No.7/1995 Procedures on Punishment and Disciplinary Action on Students.
The circular reminded schools against flying into a rage and jumping to rash conclusions without proper investigation, also saying that torture and public insults should be avoided.
Last week, it was reported that a Year Five student from a school in Ampang had suffered a heatstroke after he was allegedly ordered by the teacher to stand under the hot sun for more than two hours as a form of punishment. – The Vibes, June 5, 2024
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