Pupils 'punished with porn'

2006-04-23 09:27

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's education ministry has ordered an immediate probe into allegations that a government school teacher forced 13-year-old students to watch a pornographic movie as punishment for not doing their homework, a news report said on Sunday.

Education Minister Hishammudin Hussein said that several parents had lodged a complaint after their children informed them of the alleged punishment method used by the teacher in the southern Johor state.

A local daily had reported that the teacher ordered students of both sexes into the school's audio-visual room, closed the curtains and told them to watch the movie, saying it was their punishment for not doing their homework.

"I will order the Johor education director to investigate. We will take stern action if the complaint is true," Hishammuddin was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times newspaper.

"If there is concrete evidence of misconduct, we will not hesitate to mete out the appropriate punishment, including the sack."

The schools' principal and teachers declined to comment on the incident, the report said. - Sapa-dpa

- SAPA