Orang Asli activist Colin Nicholas recalls horrific punishment for Orang Asli children by schools and teachers. Pic taken from FMT News.
PETALING JAYA: Education for Orang Asli children is being neglected with unmotivated teachers being sent to teach them, Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) Coordinator Colin Nicholas said.
On top of this, he told FMT that teachers stationed in rural areas were often under pressure to “show good results”.
“We have come across many cases where schools are under immense pressure to maintain the UPSR pass rate.
“They will do anything to get the weaker students out so that these children won’t sit for exams and bring down the overall results.”
Yesterday, FMT reported that teachers in a rural town in Kelantan were allegedly falsifying medical reports of Orang Asli children from a school, labelling them as intellectually disabled, to avoid being penalised for falling grades in the school.
Colin recalled his experiences with COAC, revealing there are many instances far worse than falsified medical reports.
For one, he noted the vast physical abuse Orang Asli students underwent which went unreported or unaddressed.
“Some of the punishments are terrible. It is something you will not find in normal schools.” Read more
