Sunday August 29, 2010
Business of sex goes to school
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI
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JOHOR BARU: A parent in Skudai had a shock when he found “sex product brochures” among his son’s books. “I picked up my son from school and saw that he had with him several sheets of paper. I was stunned to see the brochures were on sex drugs,” said businessman Ng Ching Sea, 58.
When the boy was questioned, Ng was stunned to learn that the products in the brochures were being sold by the school’s disciplinary teacher. The teacher, it was later found, was selling sex enhancement products that included drugs, gels and pills on the side. Apparently, other teachers and many students know about his business.
Ng said the teacher’s activity was unhealthy as the brochures contained information on sex that was inappropriate for students. “Selling such items, especially in the school, can influence the students to be involved in social ills, given their exposure to such sexual content,” he said, adding that the brochures also provided the website address of the company dealing in the products.
Ng has lodged a report at the Skudai police station and also filed complaints with the Johor Education Department and the school’s administrators. State Education director Sufaat Tumin said the department was investigating the matter.
“We expect the investigation report to be completed within a month,” he said, adding that the department was taking the matter seriously. Johor Baru (North) police chief Asst Comm Ruslan Hassan said police were also investigating. He urged anyone with information to contact the police hotline at 07-2212999 or the nearest police station.