SPM workshop: No discrimination of race and religion of students - Johor Exco

 SPM workshop: No discrimination of race and religion of students - Johor Exco

Bernama

Januari 26, 2023

The SPM preparatory workshop at SMK Infant Jesus Convent recently was found not to have ignored or discriminated against the religion and ethnicity of the students, says Johor Exco member, Norlizah Noh. - Facebook/Norliza Noh

SPM workshop: No discrimination of race and religion of students - Johor Exco

The SPM preparatory workshop at SMK Infant Jesus Convent recently was found not to have ignored or discriminated against the religion and ethnicity of the students, says Johor Exco member, Norlizah Noh. - Facebook/Norliza Noh

JOHOR BAHRU: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) preparatory workshop at SMK Infant Jesus Convent here, recently, was found not to have ignored or discriminated against the religion and ethnicity of the students, says Johor Education, Information and Communications Committee chairman Norlizah Noh.

She said her office had called several individuals including the state Education director, the school's principal and teachers as well as its Parents and Teachers Association to listen to the explanations over allegations that the programme only involved Muslim students.

"Through the explanation given by the school and in line with the statement issued by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the programme run by the school did not ignore nor discriminate against the religion and race of the students.

"Therefore, I call on all parties not to express their own opinions on social media because this can create a disharmonious atmosphere, especially in the state of Johor," she said in a Facebook post today.

She also urged members of the public and parents to channel any complaints involving schools and students to the authorities through proper channels or platforms provided by the MOE.

Yesterday, Sultan Ibrahim was quoted as saying that any issue that could threaten the harmony and unity of Johoreans must be dealt with efficiently by the authorities.

Recently, allegations spread on Twitter that there had been discrimination in a workshop organised by SMK Infant Jesus Convent held at Hotel Suasana here.

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JB school's SPM workshop for Muslim students causes stir on social media

The Star

JOHOR BARU: A Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) workshop for a convent school here was allegedly held only for Muslim students and has gathered strong reactions from parents and the public.

It is learnt that the two-day, one-night workshop that was held in a hotel here, covered critical subjects including Additional Mathematics and Chemistry.

"The school held a two-day, one-night SPM workshop for only Muslim students, saying that it would only involve religious-related subjects.

"However, it turned out to be a comprehensive workshop covering subjects such as Chemistry, Additional Mathematics and others.

"Apparently, it was paid for by a donor. Non-Muslim students were left out and not even informed about the workshop," said Twitter user @sangria200.

Her tweets have since made the rounds on social media, gathering over 400 retweets and more than 700 likes in less than 24 hours.

She added that when disgruntled parents sought an explanation from the school's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) chat group, the school principal shut down the conversation.

"The PTA has since forwarded the pertinent queries regarding the workshop to the school principal and is waiting for her response," she added.

When contacted, an official from the state Education Department who declined to be named, said that the department is aware of the viral issue and was currently gathering further information on the matter.