Aug 20 2008
Teacher who insulted Indian community just given warning
Ca you, the reader, honestly ask yourself that if the race of teacher and students was reversed, would the outcome be the same?The teacher was given administrative warning, meaning like a show-cause letter which will be recorded in her personal file. Future promotions and other benefits/opportunities may be restricted or denied based on the blotch on her career. In public service, there are few levels of punishment - letter, suspension of pay rise, suspension of work, demotion and finally sacking. Thus the person was given the most lenient punishment possible for a crime which threatened national harmony.
However as temporary measure, the teacher was placed in Selangor education department’s counseling unit where a counselor will be working with her (how long?).
The Star reported that “educationdirector-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the Selangor education
department’s disciplinary committee investigated the case by calling those involved including the teacher and students.”
Alimuddin said the Selangor education department’s disciplinary committee decided that the teacher be given the warning.
“The ministry regrets the incident which occurred during a class at the school on July 18. It also caused dissatisfaction among the parents at the school,” said Alimuddin.
The ministry, he added, regarded the case as solved and hoped all parties would not raise the issue again.
Ha! the famous words - ” regarded the case as solved and hoped all parties would not raise the issue again”. That means message to close the mouth and keep it that way.
However, I hope the parents will persist with legal action. I’m sure many people will come forward to help fund the legal costs. Anyway, I doubt lawyers from MIC/DAP/Gerakan/PKR/PAS/MCA/PPP etc would want to charge any fee. Wait a minute, no one from the political parties is representing the aggrived group? Maybe ex-MIC fellas like Vigneswaran want to grab this opportunity? 
BTW, if found guilty by the court (fined or imprisoned), the teacher will be automatically sacked.
I’ll continue later.
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kind of used it lar…. hearing , seeing and reading biased judgements…
You can see kerismuddin keeping his mouth shut …. it’s blended in the mentality …
Yes , the parents should pursue legal action . If i’m a lawyer i’ll be there ..
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suing the teacher/education ministry would not result in the teacher being imprisoned or fined by the court but if the teacher lost she would have to pay damages to the students.
the educational ministry is clearly not bothered by the name calling of Indians as it is probably an accepted conduct among them.
we want change, there must be a change!
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poobalan reply on August 22nd, 2008:
i guess you may be right since it will be civil case. if the judge awards a large sum, and the teacher is declared bankrupt, she will also be sacked.
the parents and students have also made police reports, so there is possibilty (very slim) that the teacher will be charged under sedition act or other similar acts. in that case, then she is vulnerable to heavier punishment.
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