Facebook post in support of educator garners 160,000 likes

KUALA LUMPUR: A Facebook post in support of “Cikgu Azizan” who was accused of slapping a student had gone viral, garnering more than 160,000 likes. The hashtag #PrayForCikguAzizan also made its rounds on social media platforms.

National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) president Kamarozaman Abd Razakin expressed support for Azizan and said around 200 teachers were expected to visit the Seremban magistrate’s court to show moral support for the teacher who was going on trial today .

“We can see the support given by the public to Cikgu Azizan, especially on Facebook, and I believe this can be a great motivation for him. Every teacher at his school truly respects and will always believe in him. He has always been an incredible teacher.”

Kamarozaman also said since Azizan joined the school, many positive changes had taken place and disciplinary issues among students had gone down.

“I was informed that he has been a teacher at the school for more than two years now and this is the first time he is accused of being unreasonable in punishing his students.

“I believe that parents should try to better understand why some teachers need to take action when their children misbehave in school,” Kamarozaman said.

On Oct 31, Azizan attended the first hearing of his court case where he was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to the student.