The Education Ministry will prioritise tackling bullying and sexual harassment in schools this year, says director-general Azman Adnan.
In his address to the ministry at the start of the 2025/26 school year on Friday (Feb 21), Azman emphasised the need for these issues to be handled efficiently, in accordance with established guidelines that have been prepared and distributed.
Azman also said the issues to be tackled this year include dropouts, with secondary schooling to be made compulsory.
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In his address to the ministry at the start of the 2025/26 school year on Friday (Feb 21), Azman emphasised the need for these issues to be handled efficiently, in accordance with established guidelines that have been prepared and distributed.
Azman also said the issues to be tackled this year include dropouts, with secondary schooling to be made compulsory.
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00:00This is an inspiration to the people and also as a support to us.
00:08When we talk about the school ecosystem, we want to make sure that the students, teachers,
00:17supporters and parents attending the school are in a healthy state.
00:23Therefore, as a priority of the Ministry of Education in 2025,
00:29issues related to bullying, pressure at work and sexual harassment will be dealt with strictly in all levels.
00:38And this is in line with the repeated statement of commitment
00:42mentioned by our Honorable Minister of Education.
00:45Because we want to avoid compromising on issues related to bullying and sexual harassment in our educational institutions.
00:56And both of these issues need to be dealt with strictly based on the guidelines that we have issued.
01:04So, I ask the school leaders, principals and teachers to make sure that
01:10these guidelines are strictly followed and implemented based on the guidelines that we have issued.
01:21The bullying of students will remain as one of the main challenges in the country's education system.
01:27In fact, in 2025,
01:31the Ministry of Education will establish in the Parliament the Legislation of Education Transition 2025,
01:38the continuation of compulsory education from primary education to secondary education
01:44to ensure that every child gets education until the end of secondary education.
01:50This step will not only reduce bullying,
01:54but also allow students to fully use the available educational opportunities.
02:00So for that, let us work together in the context of solidarity of the Ministry of Education of Malaysia
02:08to ensure that these laws will be passed.
02:12Why?
02:13Because the laws that we are implementing are to ensure that there are no students in this country
02:20who are deprived of the education that we will provide to them.
02:26In addition, ladies and gentlemen,
02:28the Ministry of Education will also implement the early intervention program of level 3 and level 4.
02:34In addition, we will introduce the approach of technology and gamification
02:40to increase the motivation of students to attend school.
02:44We optimize the approach of AI that exists today
02:50to ensure that we are able to attract our children back to school,
02:56to continue education up to level 5.
02:59For that, the awareness of society about the importance of education
03:03will continue to be strengthened for the future of the modern generation that we dream of.