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  • Foreigners To Pay More School Fees In Government And Government Aided Schools

    Foreigners To Pay More School Fees In Government And Government Aided Schools

    The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be revising the school fees for students who are Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) and international students (IS) in Government and Government-aided schools from January 2016.

    MOE announced the increase in a press release issued on Wednesday (Sep 30), as part of its “periodic review of school fees” and to “further differentiate fees by citizenship”.

    Fees will increase by between S$20 to S$60 per month for PR students and by between S$20 to S$150 per month for IS.

    School fees for Singapore Citizens remain unchanged.

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • MOE To Investigate Alleged Bullying At Shuqun Secondary In Online Viral Video

    MOE To Investigate Alleged Bullying At Shuqun Secondary In Online Viral Video

    The Ministry of Education (MOE) is investigating a case of alleged bullying that happened in a classroom at Shuqun Secondary School in Jurong East.

    A 52-second video clip of the incident was first posted on the Facebook page of All Singapore Stuff on Monday (Sept 21) morning.

    It has since garnered over 56,000 views and has been shared close to 3,000 times.

    It is not clear when the incident took place.

    The video, which appears to have been filmed by another student, shows a male student slapping the head of a classmate repeatedly with both hands. He then picks up a book and uses it to hit the victim’s head, before doing the same to another classmate who was seated nearby.

    Both victims kept their heads bowed and did not retaliate. Another male student can be seen dancing on the teacher’s table in the background while the bullying was going on.

    MOE’s Facebook page has been inundated with requests from netizens to look into the matter. In response, MOE said that it was aware of the incident and was investigating.

    It is understood that the school is also conducting investigations and it has been established that a case of bullying had likely occurred.

    The Straits Times has contacted MOE and Shuqun Secondary School and is awaiting their official replies.

    People who commented on the original post condemned the student’s actions and urged MOE and the school’s authorities to take appropriate action.

    Wrote netizen Alice Tan: “It’s so ridiculous, school is a place to study not for bullies. The school should take disciplinary action immediately.”

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Non-Muslim Students Told To Drink Own Urine In Toilet

    Non-Muslim Students Told To Drink Own Urine In Toilet

    ALOR SETAR: A group championing the interests of non-Muslim students (Waris Murid-Murid Bukan Islam) have lodged a complaint with the Kedah Education Director that a senior member of the teaching staff at the Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Ibrahim directed them to drink water only in the toilet.

    This same person was also alleged to have said that in the event they had not brought any water with them to school, they could drink water from the tap there, or “drink their own urine”.

    These instructions were allegedly given by the assistant principal, who is also responsible for student affairs, during the school assembly on June 21.

    The teacher allegedly said: “Non-Muslim students are reminded not to drink water in class but only in the toilet. If not enough water, drink the piped water or your own urine.”

    The errant teacher did not mention the fasting month during the brief speech.

    The letter of complaint went on to berate the errant teacher for setting a bad example and having no respect for non-Muslims, both students and teachers, and for harbouring racist attitudes.

     

    Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com

  • Indonesia’s First Islamic Transgender School Opens in Yogyakarta

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    An Islamic transgender boarding school has been reopened in the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java, it’s reported.

    The school, known locally as a Pesantren Waria, was the first of its kind in the country and first opened its doors in 2008 but closed when its founder died last month. It has now moved to a house belonging to Shinta Ratri, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist.

    The 35 students learn Islamic studies, and have a chance to work and earn money, The Jakarta Post newspaper reported. Previously, the school had a beauty salon and also hired out traditional wedding dresses.

    “According to the Koran, we are not allowed to classify people based on economic, social, political, gender or theological values,” Abdul Muhaimin, a leader of Indonesia’s Brotherhood Forum of the Faithful, an organisation that encourages religious tolerance, said at the opening ceremony. “I hope the students here are strong as they must face stigma in society.”

    The Jakarta Globe has reported elsewhere that public opinion in Indonesia is strongly opposed to LGBT rights. It quotes the 2013 Global Divide on Homosexuality study by the Pew Research Center, which says 93% of people asked thought gay people should not be accepted.

    Read more here

    Source: BBC Indonesia