Avoid negative perceptions

Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said that delays in decision-making could give rise to perceptions among the public of corruption in the civil service.

Looking back those days when the school admin delaying on approving our proposal letters, I thought they were just plain lazy or incompetent decision makers. Soon after I left VI, rumours were spread about corruption in the school admin. The rumours were also ‘confirmed’ when people claims that police report had been lodged, and an ‘incident’ did occur regarding the mismanagement of the PTA funds by the school admin. Unfortunately I could not substantiate the above statements as I can’t seem to find any news articles to support the above claims.

Rumours aside however, I did notice that the people around VI were aware of such incidence, and their response hinted me that such incidence did occur. VIOBA representative expressing doubt over the school’s transparency, students and parents being careful about their monetary dealings with the school, and a teacher’s own inclination towards not dealing with the school when money are involved.

Really, in this new age, transparency is really important.

The new age VI ?

VI used to boast of capable student leaders. Students given the freehand to decide their own future and chart their own course in extra-curricular activities. Student themselves would be making the preparations, running the shows, carrying the responsibilities.

However, society really has changed, gone were those days. Activities carried in VI must now be accompanied by a school teacher. Parents would be required to sign letters discharging the liabilities of the school of the well being of their children. The school no longer wants to be blamed for things that happened to its students. Teachers were assigned instead, yet teachers also slacken in dutifully watch over the students when they have their activities. Honestly, they shouldn’t be blamed, they get paid peanuts and weren’t being paid to look after the students during their extra curricular activities.