A former teacher of SMK Taun Gusi who tried to speak up for her students over the English teacher’s absenteeism for several months was humiliated, scolded, blamed, scapegoated and even received a death threats
A Principal of a Kota Belud secondary school where an English teacher refused to teach the subject to his Form Four students for seven months some five years ago, allegedly called the students “stupid” when they (students) complained about the matter.
Calvina Angayung, 21, said in her witness statement that the principal had allegedly uttered the word “stupid” two times as well as yelled at them when they complained about their English teacher not turning up in class
The hearing of three former secondary school students in Kota Belud who sued a teacher, the Government, Education Minister and two others for refusing to teach English three years ago began at the High Court, Monday.
The suit of Rusiah Sabdarin, Nur Natasha Allisya Hamali and Calvina Angayung, who are now 21, was heard before Judge Leonard David Shim