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LETTER | M'sia has laws against bullying, but are our children any safer?
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Malaysiakini
For the first time, bullying in schools is being treated as a matter of national policy, not just a private misfortune.
In just the first ten months of 2023, the Education Ministry recorded 4,994 cases of bullying - already surpassing the 3,887 cases in the entire year before.
A confidential digital reporting tool could allow PRS to flag concerns directly to counsellors, turning an existing structure into a national safety net.
Aggregated data on cases should be published quarterly in a National Bullying Dashboard.
Within a year, Malaysia could publish its first National Bullying and Kindness Index, measuring not silence but safety.
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