Johor teacher rotans female student for calling him ‘Cikgu Ah Kwa’ (sissy), leaving multiple red marks
A highly distressing video has been making rounds on social media yesterday, where a mother is seen confronting a teacher for caning her daughter so hard that it left multiple red, angry markson the schoolgirl’s limbs.
The video is also accompanied by images of the girl’s arm and leg, where 6 red welts can be seen.
When pressing the teacher to justify the brutal attack, he was defensive and retaliated that the girl had called him ah kwa (sissy).
He also said that the student only said sorry one time, after she was caned and after a friend spoke to her.
The mother was having none of it though, she repeatedly reprimanded the teacher saying, “You are a teacher, an adult. You don’t rotan a child like this.â€
“Cannot like this. You are a teacher. You’re here to teach the children.â€
“She only used her words; she didn’t hit you. If she hits you and you hit back, then it’s okay.â€
In the video, the woman is also heard saying that the girl cannot raise her arm due to the force of the hits.
The incident has left many shocked at the teacher’s excessive use of force on the student.
The story is not over yet though. Free Malaysia Today has reported that the Johor State Education Department (JPN Johor) is investigating the incident.
Though the rotan was a constant companion for kids growing up in Malaysia, there have been many voices calling it abusive.
In fact, this teacher’s actions could land him in hot water as the rotan-ing could be regarded as child abuse under section 31 of the Child Act 2001.
Section 17 2 (a) describes a child in need of care and
protection is :
“physically injured if there is substantial and observable injury to any part of the child’s body as a result of the non-accidental application of force or an agent to the child’s body that is evidenced by, amongst other things, a laceration, a contusion, an abrasion, a scar, a fracture or other bone injury, a dislocation, a sprain, haemorrhaging, the rupture of a viscus, a burn, a scald, the loss or alteration of consciousness or physiological functioning or the loss of hair or teeth;
Section 17 2 (a), Child Act 2001
His actions are also in contradiction to a caning guideline for schools that was released in 2003. The circular clearly stated that:
1. Corporal punishment is PROHIBITED on female students
2. Punishment for boys is limited to the use of a light cane on the palm of the hand or on the buttocks over the clothes.
You can watch the full video of the confrontation below:
