The Department of Education must have known about the “period checks”. The DoE pretends to be clueless & will probably blame the checks on ‘rogue teachers’. So, where is Women Minister, Rina Harun’s (& Education Minister Radzi Jidin) directive to the schools to end these checks? Expressing shock alone is NOT good enough.
The period checks are not just sexual abuse. They are also about control, fear, shame and trust. Religion is used as an EXCUSE to commit wrongdoing and brow-beat the girl … Continue Reading →