This news report published on Malaysiakini on 24 March shows how Barisan Nasional is using schools as their political tools. When I was rejected by my own school back in June 2008, the Parent Teacher Association (PIBG) had to step in to resolve the matter and because of their intervention, I was allowed to attend the prefects’ reunion of my own school. We need more PIBGs who are free from politics, dare to speak up against injustice and the wrong system practised by schools (if any). I am aware of some PIBGs in Subang Jaya who are controlled by Barisan Nasional and after one year of being elected by the majority of residents here, I have only been invited by private schools and colleges. Teachers are not paid by Barisan Nasional, they are paid by the taxpayers in this country. I say it again – set our schools free from politics! Will PIBGs remain quiet?
Also, read the assemblyman of Seri Setia, Nik Nazmi’s latest ordeal in Universiti Malaya here.