Q How should we deal with school and campus violence?
News about school violence seems to be off the agenda, but this does not mean that the government has handled matters promptly and properly, or that campus violence has disappeared.
A few days ago, my brother became the victim of school violence. He is studying in a government primary school and is a junior prefect. When he asked a schoolmate to behave properly, the boy beat him. What surprised me most was that when my brother told his teacher, she turned a deaf ear and asked him to put up with it.
This exposes the failure of the present school management, which is unwilling to deal with even minor cases, perhaps out of the fear of ruining the school's reputation or hurting the confidence of parents.
Forming school management committees with teachers and parents would not only cater to students' needs and enhance the effective allocation of resources, but also act as a means to develop a sense of ownership and belonging among teachers and parents, who will then become more enthusiastic about improving the school management.
School management is out of touch with the times. We should learn from Canada, the United States and Australia and increase the transparency of school management by including teachers and parents on committees.