KOTA BARU: The education ministry encourages all schools to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in a bid to curb disciplinary problems, including gangsterism, among students.
Director-General of Education Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the installation of the CCTV cameras was a very good initiative to monitor the behaviour of students while they were in the school compound.
However, he said the ministry did not have a specific allocation for the purpose.
"As we all know, the installation of the CCTV camera is costly because we cannot have only one camera to cover all areas of the school. I was made to understand that several schools which had installed the CCTV cameras had done so at their own expense," he said.
On the student found dead due to a miscarriage at a resort in Pantai Cahaya Bulan, two days ago, Alimuddin said the ministry had received a report from the Kelantan Education Department on the incident.
Earlier in his speech, Alimuddin reminded principals and headmasters to maintain cordial relations with parents.
He said he received numerous complaints on the attitude of principals and headmasters, some to the extend of chasing out parents out of school compound.
"I don't know how far this is true but it is important to maintain cordial relations with parents as well as with students.
"They should instill respect, not fear, among students and subordinates," he said, adding that school authorities should also view seriously the issue of security in school.
