School heads in Penang have been instructed or “advised” not to invite State Government leaders and other elected representatives in Penang as VIPs and guests-of-honour. The message was conveyed during a briefing last Wednesday by a senior official from the Penang Education Department, which comes under the federal-level Education Ministry.
The directive/”advice” to play on the safe-side was made verbally (and not in writing), according to a principal of a school in Penang and confirmed by another senior staff member from the same school. They were understandably indignant at the ruling.
This just shows the kind of small-mindedness among certain Education Dept/Ministry officials. I believe even DAP-PKR state assembly members who are not holding exco posts may now not be invited as VIPs/guests-of-honour to schools.
Take a look at this year’s Penang Schools Sports Council (MSSPP) meet, which is opening today in Batu Kawan and closing on Friday. The Penang school sports meet traditionally has been officially opened by the Governor of Penang and closed by the Penang Chief Minister. But this time around, my second source said that the invitation cards issued to schools indicates that the closing ceremony will be officiated by the State Education Director.
I wonder if there is a similar ruling/”advice” in the other four opposition-controlled states. Perhaps readers of this blog who are school heads can tell us.
But I think there is a silver lining. This directive will, unwittingly, give the new Penang State Government leaders more time to spend on running the state efficiently, instead of wasting time officiating at routine school functions. Though I am sure the Education Department officials did not have that in mind!
Now, the question is, will USM officials follow suit and avoid State Government leaders like the plague?
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oh!!! that y my school sports day is opened by yang dipertua PIBG instead of Prof.Dr.Ramasamy !!!!
Selamat Pagi Cikgu! If our history books could be rewritten, restricted quotas for admission to the Then top Universities, language and grades determined etc by the Ministry of Education…I ain’t surprised at all.
Let us all have a Karaoke session of the school, state and national anthem to relieve our stress. LOL!
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Disgustingly disgraceful!, firstly I think the rot of the situation is actually a reflection of the mentality of the Kris wielding Education Minister who was maintained after the 12GE, so he is still running the ministry.
Secondly, all the Education Ministry people are the same low mentality people who are still maintaining their crony stick attitudes. If they were truly apolitical, they should not be concerned with who is the government of the day.
The majority rakyat who voted in the current government are sending their children to these schools, so I hope those education ministry (people) will stop playing politics, concentrate on improving the education system and not waste time on deciding who should be invited to officiate functions at schools.
Small man with bird brains. He forgot that the same Rakyat that, put the B Rakyat Government up there, is the same Rakyat that pays taxes and his salary comes from there.
Let it be a warning to school heads that, they are to abide by a decoroum set as an unwritten rule, that schools teaches us, to respect thier leaders and the elected leaders, have a mandate from the population, not from a silly lackey of BN.
Abide by the principle of Ethics.
I am sure we learn this from HOME EDUCATION DG OR WHATEVER YOU WISH TO BE CALLED.
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Show of arrogance will make the rakyat hate them more. This is the problem with those in power. They don’t realise that the ultimate power is in the hand of the rakyat.