KUALA LUMPUR – After an explicit video suddenly showed up during an online exam involving Form 2 students, Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching is now calling for the government to investigate the matter.
She said in a statement that parents of the affected students are still unaware as to who was responsible, but suggested the offender could have “host capabilities”.
“I am appalled and shocked at the experience shared by Form 2 students at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur when an explicit video started playing on their screens while participating in a design and technology (RBT) exam conducted via video conferencing platform Google Meet.
“We have been made to understand that the incident could be caused by an outsider obtaining the meeting link and accessing the class to share inappropriate content.”
Teo, who is former deputy education minister, said the teacher conducting the examination immediately ordered students to exit the virtual classroom.
“Where children are a concern, any content shared must be filtered carefully so the impressionable minds are not unnecessarily affected.”
Teo hopes the Education Ministry will view the matter seriously and refrain from sweeping the issue under the carpet.
“The Education Ministry should use all necessary resources and expertise to ensure the safety of students in an online class and to work on methods that can ensure content shared on Google Meet (links) are safe, as well as to develop SOPs or guidelines that will help protect the online platform from being hijacked or hacked.”
She added that sharing explicit videos with minors may be a crime under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
Yesterday, Free Malaysia Today reported on the incident that left teachers and parents puzzled over who is responsible. – The Vibes, October 16, 2021
