The Education Ministry is planning to enforce a one-year suspension on all primary and secondary school students who are involved in bullying cases.

Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid said the ministry would get feedback from the public on the plan and if everyone agreed, it would probably be enforced from January next year.

“This is a plan at the ministry's level and I think it is time that strict action is taken so that bullying cases in schools are put to a stop.

“I am of the opinion that bullying in schools is getting serious and we need to counter it immediately and suspension is the best step,” Mahdzir said.

He told this to reporters when met after opening the ‘Kasihi Pekebun’ event and handing over assistance from the Additional Economic Activities project in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, yesterday.

Mahdzir said under the plan, which aims was to make it as a lesson to other students, any suspended student who is due to sit for any major examination would have to do it the following year.

- Bernama