Mum: My son was bullied but school took no action

PETALING JAYA: Amarjeet Kaur’s eldest son has been bullied in school for almost six months.

The Year Four pupil at a national school in Alam Damai, Cheras, has been beaten with a broom and a ruler, pushed against the wall, and was recently punched in the mouth.

“He was left with two slightly damaged teeth and a swollen jaw.

“This has been happening since August. Each time, I went to the school and spoke to his teachers.

“They said action would be taken against the bullies but to date, nothing has been done,” said Amarjeet, who has two younger children in the same school.

The single mother decided to lodge a police report against the school, the teachers, the headmistress and the bullies on March 13.

Two days later, her youngest son, a Year One pupil, was assaulted by a classmate.

“The bully hit my son’s head with a pencil box. He was covered in blood and needed stitches.

“Besides his class teacher, no other teacher in the school was aware of the incident.

“Don’t they inform each other so medical attention can be given?” she asked, adding that her second son had also been threatened.

She has lodged a second police report over the attack on her youngest son.

After her guardian described the children’s ordeal on Facebook, Amarjeet said at least 10 other parents reached out to say their children had been bullied too.

Sharing another parent’s experience, Amarjeet said the man’s eightyear-old son was pushed into a drain by a bully.

“Although he reported the incident to the headmistress, she did not take any action,” she said.

Similarly, a netizen commented on a separate post by Amarjeet’s guardian to say that her son, who is in the same school, was hit in the face by a bully, breaking his spectacles and cutting his eye.

“There was bleeding around his eye. We went to the school and all they asked us to do was write a complaint,” she said.

The woman said that to date, no action had been taken against her son’s attackers.

Amarjeet said the complaints had not resulted in any corrective or preventive measures.

“I’ve been told that there’s no record of my complaints with the school.

“Is it because teachers have to adhere to stricter rules and regulations today with regard to disciplining students, that they are afraid to take action against bullies?

“I feel let down by the teachers, those I trusted to look after my children’s safety,” she added.

A spokesman for Cheras police headquarters confirmed the reports and said police were investigating.

Officers from the Kuala Lumpur Education Office would visit the school on Thursday, a spokesman for the Education Ministry said.

“A meeting will also be held with the victim and perpetrators next week, once schools reopen after the term break,” he said.

I feel let down by the teachers, those I trusted to look after my children’s safety. Amarjeet Kaur