Strict action, zero tolerance for sexual misconduct in schools, says Fadhlina

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The Education Ministry will not compromise on any sexual misconduct in all educational institutions under its management, says minister Fadhlina Sidek in response to a case of sexual misconduct that happened in a school in Melaka on Oct 2.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3t69x48c  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01Education Minister Fadlina Siedek on Saturday said the ministry will not compromise on any

00:06sexual misconduct in all educational institutions under its purview. She said the strictest action

00:13must be taken against the offenders and no one will be protected. She was responding to a case

00:18of sexual misconduct that happened in a school in Al-Orgaja, Malacca recently. Police said four

00:24Form 5 male students suspected of committing sexual offenses against a Form 3 female student

00:31at the school on October 2 had been remanded for six days to help with investigation. A Malacca

00:38court has granted a remand order for the four students. Fadlina said the ministry regretted

00:43the incident and she had directed the school, the district education office, and the state

00:48education department to provide full cooperation in the investigation. The ministry said it had

00:54instructed all educational institution administrators to comply with the sexual misconduct management

01:00guidelines currently in use and to ensure the safety of everyone in educational institutions.

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