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Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284  \nTARIKH:22 JULAl 2026(RABU )  \nTHE STARC  \nSINAR HARIAN□  \nBERITA HARIAN    \nUTUSAN M’SIA  \nN.STRAITS TIME  \nImpervious to noticeable effectsof bullying must surely have achilling outcome on parents andstudents.Prime Minister DatukSeri Anwar Ibrahim's warningagainst schools concealing bully-ing incidents to protect their rep-utation is significant.His warn-ing acknowledges a long-stand-ing concern that institutionaldefensiveness can sometimestake precedence over students'welfare.The heads of schools thatAnwar's warning is directed atmust realise that the greater dan-ger is not that schools report bul-lying cases.The greater danger is  \nFor schoolsto beimperviousto noticeableeffects of bullyingmust surely havea chillingoutcome onparents andstudents.  \n# School bullying,alingering problem\n\nWhy aren't we winni22120gng the fight?  \nSUCCESSION of bullying cases,culminating in aForm One student suffering a fractured ankle andthe revelation that a disabled teenager dropped outof school after enduring relentless taunts,under-scores the persistence of a problem that Malaysia has strug-gled to eradicate despite repeated promises and campaigns.Bullying is no longer merely a disciplinary issue but a test ofthe education system's ability to provide a safe environmentfor every child.Those who are tasked with putting an end tobullying in schools must be reminded that education neverhappens in an unsafe learning environment.Every effortspent in teaching and learning in such a dangerous en-vironment will surely go to waste.What is worse,such harm-ful places of learning drive students out of the educationsystem as has happened to the disabled teenager.She wasn't  \nthat they fail to report them,minimise them,or discouragecomplaints in order to avoid scrutiny.As Anwar pointed out,swift action is essential to safeguard victims.Delaying,min-imising or not reporting bullying incidents at all has seriousconsequences,the gravest of which is loss of life.It isn'tsomething that happens in some distant land.It has hap-pened in Malaysia,not once but too many times.Loss of onelife to bullying is one too many.We do not know if any of thereasons was applicable to the bullying of the Form Onestudent or the disabled teenager,but scrutiny is a must if wewant the welfare of students to take precedence over in-stitutional reputation,especially one that is built on a falseimage.Let's not build a house of cards.  \nMany questions need answers,one of which is why wasn'tthe school aware of the relentless taunts endured by thedisabled teenager?Anotheris,howis it possible for the schoolauthorities to not know about the three long months ofbullying the Form One student suffered?For schools to be  \nThe question is no longer whether bullying exists inMalaysian schools.It clearly does.The question is whetherinstitutions are prepared to confront it openly and con-sistently.Every high-profile case attracts public outrage,butlasting change requires a willingness to acknowledge un-comfortable realities rather than treat each incident as anisolated aberration.","cbCaielMaFYnJfvL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaielMaFYnJfvL","pdf",284484,"English","# School bullying, a lingering problem\n## Why institutions must confront bullying openly\n## Consequences of delayed or concealed reporting\n## The need for scrutiny and accountability","[{\"question\":\"What warning did Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim issue regarding bullying?\",\"answer\":\"He warned schools against concealing bullying incidents to protect their reputation, stressing that student welfare must come first.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the text say bullying is more than a disciplinary issue?\",\"answer\":\"It frames bullying as a test of whether the education system can provide a safe learning environment, where teaching efforts cannot succeed if students are harmed.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the serious consequences of 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