My comments at the bottom.
On 19 July 2023, the Kota Kinabalu High Court recorded a historic victory for three former students of SMK Taun Gusi, Sabah. They sued the former English teacher for being absent for 7 months! 
Now, almost 11 months later, plaintiffs Rusiah Sabdarin, Nur Natasha Allisya Hamali, and Calvina Angayung share their painful experiences. Trauma, pressure from school, classmates, netizens, and family - this is just the beginning! 
Look forward to the unveiling of the No Teacher Campaign next week! More important information will be revealed that has never been reported by the media! 
Visit our website https://tiada.guru / to find out more about our campaign.
Di Mahkamah Tinggi Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Kempen Tiada.Guru
Pada 2015, Siti Nafirah berada di Tingkatan 4 di SMK Taun Gusi di Kota Belud, Sabah: salah satu daripada sepuluh daerah termiskin di Malaysia.
Pada 2018, beliau telah menyaman tujuh pihak, daripada bekas gurunya sehingga Kerajaan Persekutuan. Tuntutan Mahkamahnya mendedahkan seorang guru Bahasa Inggeris yang tidak hadir berbulan-bulan, ugutan, senarai saksi, rekod palsu, dan 'cover-up' sistematik.
Pada 2020, tiga lagi pelajar SMK Taun Gusi—Calvina, Rusiah dan Nur Natasha—menyertai Siti Nafirah dan memfailkan saman Mahkamah Tinggi yang serupa.
Pemberi maklumat Kementerian Pendidikan mengasaskan Kempen ini: sudah tiba masanya untuk pendidikan bersih.
My Comments :
Traditionally throughout the world there is the problem of students cutting class, playing truant or ponteng sekolah. But in Malaysia the problem (for more than 30 years now) is caused by teachers being absent from class.
The problem is so serious that some school students in Sabah successfully sued their school, the teacher and the Education Department over teacher absenteeism. Sadly the Court took years to decide on the case.
I hope more students and parents will sue teachers, headmasters, principals, schools and the Ministry of Education over this pandemic.
When my sons were in primary and secondary school (1995 - 2006) we encountered this problem quite frequently. When the boys enrolled in secondary school (they both went to VI) and the problem persisted some of us parents went to meet the school principal to find out why teachers were frequently absent from class.
I recall the principal gave a not relevant reply about the school band being world famous, the students being hyperactive etc. They never answered our questions why were teachers so frequently absent from school. This was in the early 2000s.
So many times our boys would come home from school and say 'Today the (subject) teacher did not come to class'.
For an astonishing number of reasons.
i. cikgu pregnant was quite common (maternity leave). What was less common was cikgu delivering a baby at the beginning of the year then got pregnant again before the end of the year.
ii. cikgu gone for umrah or gone for haji
iii. cikgu got transferred and no replacement teacher
iv. cikgu gone for kursus
v. cikgu sakit / anak sakit / suami sakit
vi. kematian in the cikgu's family
Bottom line is too frequently the cikgu was absent from class. In the Sabah case mentioned above the teacher was absent for seven months !!
My question is this - how come no disciplinary action was taken? In the Sabah case there was all sorts of pressure on those students and their parents for suing the teacher and the school.
Just like in the case of the professor who sent naked pictures of himself to a student some people took to defending the sexual predator and criticised the student instead.
They do not seem to know what is the meaning of morality. To them 'Moral' is a subject taught to the 'bukan Islam' in the gomen schools. 'Morals' are not for them.
I have a simple and painless suggestion. For teachers who do not maintain a perfect record (they are absent from class) for whatever reason (including pregnancy, umrah, naik haji, kursus as well as any invalid reasons) they must be moved to the bottom of the queue for promotions and salary increments. If your record is not perfect you dont get promoted, you dont get salary increments.
Teachers who maintain a high level of commitment and showing up in class should be allowed to get their regular promotions and increments. There is no need to reward them extra. Everyone is paid to show up for work. You dont need a special bonus just to come to work. You are being paid using DANA AWAM or the public funds.
In all my years in primary school and secondary school (1967 till 1979) not once did any of my teachers miss class because they had to attend kursus. Kalau ada kursus, schedule the kursus during the school holidays. Tell the cikgu at the beginning of the year if they will be sent for kursus during the upcoming school holidays. Then the cikgu can plan their holidays with their families accordingly. And the cikgu will not need to ponteng from class.
Not surprisingly the Chinese schools and the Tamil schools plus the many private schools do not face this problem to this extent.
In the Chinese schools, before the new school year starts parents are called to the school to pick up the school books, exercise books and note books for their children. Lessons start on the first day of school and homework assignments are given on the first day of school itself. This was the experience of my friend Ibrahim Bohemia in Kampong Baru, KL. His daughter went to a Chinese school. She got a job as an accountant for a Chinese conglomerate and travelled around the world.
TO ALL MALAY AND MUSLIM PARENTS LET ME GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE.
My wife and I made a big mistake OF NOT SENDING OUR TWO BOYS TO THE CHINESE SCHOOL.
That was a very, very big mistake. The fact that we have a Chinese school system in Malaysia is a fantastic opportunity for us non-Chinese people.
THERE IS NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD (OTHER THAN CHINA AND TAIWAN) WHERE YOUR CHILDREN CAN LEARN MANDARIN AND GET A CHINESE EDUCATION FOR FREE. SO PLEASE DO NOT WASTE THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. SO SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THE CHINESE SCHOOLS.
If you send your children to the sekolah kebangsaan it is not the best option. It is not even a good option.
What will happen to our sekolah kebangsaan system?
They are on their way to becoming quite disastrous.
What is the passing grade for SPM Maths?
12%, 20%, 40%? It is an Official Secret.
The same goes for English, Science etc.
If there are any "whistleblowers" who know the answers and expose the "secret" they can be arrested and sent to jail.
These problems are not going to be solved soon.
Things are going to get worse.
There are going to be more problems.
We dont know what other pictures the professors will be sending to students.
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