Kota Kinabalu: Pertubuhan Angkatan Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (Agaras) President Micheal Frederick wants the Ministry of Education to review the directive to conduct the Palestine Solidarity Week at schools under the Ministry.
“I hope the Ministry will take into account the sensitivities of the people of various races and religiona in the country, especially in Sabah,” he said in a statement, Sunday.
He said Agaras would lodge police reports if schools allowed school students to hold replica weapons as if teaching them to be terrorists.
He also wants principals or teachers who allow such activity in schools to be probed.
“This is of concern among the public, especially parents, and the effect it will have on students being shown violence such as that spread on social media.
“We should be teaching our students to pray for peace regardless of religious beliefs, solidarity through prayer instead of teaching children to brandish toy guns,” he said.
“We want the Israeli-Palestinian war to stop. Teachers and leaders need to invite Malaysians to pray instead of instigating hatred,” he added.
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