Transferring teachers who sexually abuse their students is not the solution

GEORGE TOWN: Transferring teachers who are involved in sexually abusing their students is not the solution in resolving such cases.

Women's Centre for Change (WCC) executive director Loh Cheng Kooi said transferring the person involved only meant shifting the problem elsewhere.

She said educators who were accused of such acts should instead be suspended and placed on desk duties.

"A quick investigation should be conducted and if found guilty, he must be sacked," she said in a press conference after attending a round table titled "Protection of Children in Malaysia".

Loh made the call after revealing earlier that WCC was handling a case where a teacher was alleged to have groomed one of his students to send him nude pictures of herself.

She said these have taken place over three years but the mother of the student only realised what was happening earlier this year.

Loh said the teacher was still teaching at the school in Penang, but did not disclose the name, and urged for action to be taken.

She said the mother of the student, who has moved to another school, was reluctant to lodged a police report but noted that a report had been lodged with the Penang Education Department.

Penang Education Department director Shaari Osman has yet to respond to theSun's text message on the matter.