'This is not a simple issue': Minister Desmond Lee on tackling bullying and developing solutions
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The Ministry of Education (MOE) has addressed the issue of bullying and its efforts to create a safe and caring environment for school students.Speaking at the MOE's headquarters on Wednesday (Aug 27), Education Minister Desmond Lee acknowledged the challenge'This is not a simple issue': Minister Desmond Lee on tackling bullying and developing solutions
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has addressed the issue of bullying and its efforts to create a safe and caring environment for school students.Speaking at the MOE's headquarters on Wednesday (Aug 27), Education Minister Desmond Lee acknowledged the challenges of investigating and intervening in complex bullying cases.«Over the past months, I have sought to better understand how colleagues at MOE, as well as our schools, approach bullying cases. Any form of hurtful behaviour is wrong and unacceptable,» he said.«We do not, and will not, condone bullying and hurtful behaviour.»The minister's address came after three students at Sengkang Green Primary School were suspended for allegedly bullying a classmate and giving death threats against her family.Another bullying case, which occurred in February this year at Montfort Secondary School, was also raised.Lee noted that four key areas have been identified to engage stakeholders, including parents, in the next phase of the review to develop solutions. Read more