KUALA LUMPUR – The Education Ministry (MoE) is taking a serious view of the alleged practice of period spot checks on female students at a school here.
Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said if there is such a practice in any MoE institution, his ministry is committed to ensuring that it does not continue to occur.
“Soon after I arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Kuching, I went straight to a school in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, to get information on the alleged practice of conducting period spot checks on its female students,” he said via a social media post last night.
Sejurus tiba dari Kuching di KLIA, saya terus ke sebuah sekolah di Setapak, Kuala Lumpur bagi mendapatkan maklumat berhubung dakwaan berlaku amalan pemeriksaan haid secara fizikal dalam kalangan murid perempuan.
— Radzi Jidin (@RadziJidin) October 26, 2021
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Radzi who was accompanied by MoE Secretary-General Datuk Yusran Shah Mohd Yusof and Education Director-General Datin Seri Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid, said he also wanted to get an explanation from the school’s principal and teachers on the matter.
“MoE is always committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment in schools and hostels,” he said.
Recently, a Twitter user claimed that she had received a message from a whistle-blower saying that on October 18, about 30 female students were asked to undergo checks to prove that they were menstruating. – Bernama, October 27, 2021
