The Ministry of Education views seriously the increase of rape cases involving minors over the past few years, said its Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
Among other measures, she said, was adding value to the guidelines for the management of sexual harassment in educational institutions as well as training, including the emphasis on advocacy for all teachers. “That’s why I think that a commitment from all parties including parents is crucial, to ensure that the family is safe. The family must be safe first, then at the school level we will usually be the place to get those complaints,” she said when met by reporters here today.
She said this when asked about yesterday’s media report on Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain’s statement on the rise in the number of rape cases involving minors over the past few years.