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  • NLB Saga: Two Books Will Not Be Pulped, But Moved to Adult Section Says Yaacob Ibrahim

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    Yaacob IbrahimSINGAPORE — Two books pulled off the shelves of the library’s children’s section will not be pulped, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim told the Straits Times. Instead, they will be moved to the adult section.

    “I have also asked NLB to review the process by which they deal with such books,” Dr Yaacob said in comments which were also posted on his Facebook page today (July 18).

    The two books — And Tango Makes Three and The White Swan Express — were withdrawn after a complaint on the public “We are against Pinkdot in Singapore” Facebook page. Among the concerns were the depictions of families with same-sex parents. It later emerged that a third book, Who’s In My Family, was withdrawn in May following a complaint made to the NLB.

    “Many objected to the idea that the books would be pulped after being withdrawn from circulation. I understand these reactions, which reflect a deep-seated respect in our culture for the written word,” Dr Yaacob posted on Facebook.

    “Who’s In My Family had already been disposed of as the title had been reviewed earlier. But I have instructed NLB not to pulp the two other titles, but instead to place them in the adult section of the public libraries.

    “The decision on what books children can or cannot read remains with their parents. Parents who wish to borrow these books to read with their children will have the option to do so.”

    He reiterated his support of the library’s stand to withdraw the books.

    “We stand by the NLB’s decision to remove the three books from the children’s section. As I said earlier, the NLB has to decide what books should be made readily available to children, who are usually unsupervised, in the children’s section of our public libraries,” he said.

    “The NLB will continue to ensure that books in the children’s section are age-appropriate. We have a much wider range of books in the adult section of public libraries.”

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    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/nlb-to-put-two-withdrawn/1270332.html

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  • Female Malay Teacher Jailed 6 months for Tryst with Student

    A 42-year-old teacher was jailed for six months on Wednesday for committing indecent acts on a 13-year-old boy who was studying in the same school.

    She had pleaded guilty on Feb 5 to kissing him on the lips and giving him love bites on his neck and shoulder.

    In passing sentence, District Judge Ng Peng Hong noted that the case involved “the sexual grooming of a young victim by a teacher” and said that a jail sentence was appropriate as it is the public policy to protect the young and vulnerable.

    He also said that the teacher had breached her duty to the school and to the boy’s parents. Judge Ng noted the wide age disparity of 29 years between the boy and the teacher as an aggravating factor.

    The teacher and the boy had met in early 2012 when the boy was in Primary 6. He was in the same football team as the teacher’s son. She also taught his two sisters Malay dance at the school, which is in the west of Singapore. The boy and his sisters became friendly with the teacher and her four children, and he would also chat with her on Facebook.

    On four occasions from Oct 22 and Nov 13, 2012, he played truant to join her on trips to the movies, Sentosa and the Botanic Gardens. It was in the parks where she would kiss him and give him love bites. It was after their trip to the Botanic Gardens that the mother spotted the love bites. The boy revealed to her his relationship with the teacher.

    The parents informed the school and got their son to lodge a police report. The teacher was suspended and charged in court.

    Defence counsel Peter Fernando had asked the court to consider imposing a fine or placing the teacher on probation. He said his client had been suffering from a major depressive disorder but she is now coping well with treatment. However Judge Ng said that there was no psychiatric evidence of “a causal link” between her depression and her committing the offences.

    The woman, who had been teaching the Malay language for 11 years, could have been jailed for up to five years or fined up to $10,000 fine, or sentenced to both. She cannot be named as it could lead to the identification of the minor.

    Source: The Straits Times