Worry over appointment of Ustaz inevitable, says Masing
KUCHING:
Recent reported cases of Muslim teachers converting non-Muslim
Bumiputera students in government schools have led to apprehension among
parents of students over the appointment of an Ustaz to head SMK Sg
Paoh near Sarikei.
Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said the school was not an Islamic religious school and the majority of the students were non-Muslim therefore it was inevitable that the students and their parents were disturbed by the appointment of an Ustaz from Kelantan as its principal.
“Besides, the islamisation of non-Muslim native students has been quite rampant in Sarawak lately. Thus the position of an Ustaz as head of the school is looked upon with suspicion,” Masing told The Borneo Post yesterday.
Masing was responding to the furore over the recent appointment of Ustaz Ruslin Che Mood from Kelantan as principal of SMK Sg Paoh which has an enrollment of 964 students, 72 per cent of whom are non-Muslim.
Masing further pointed out that the principal of a secondary school in the rural area was seen as a respected community leader and was often invited to social gatherings by the people.
“The principal will be invited to most of their ceremonial functions and activities. It would be good if the principal is someone who can participate or even conduct some of the ceremonies.
“For an ustaz to be the principal, it will be hard because it might be against his religion to be part of the ceremony, not to mention having to conduct the ceremonies,” said Masing.
He said Ministry of Education (MOE) should look at the appointment of SMK Sg Paoh from various angles such as religion and culture.
“The political announcement of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem should also be taken into consideration.
“Then there is also the financial aspect to be considered. If a local principal is engaged rather than one from Peninsular Malaysia, MOE does not have to spend more on flight expenses.”
Masing felt that MOE had made a mistake in appointing an Ustaz to head the school if all the aspects of his appointment were taken into account.
Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said the school was not an Islamic religious school and the majority of the students were non-Muslim therefore it was inevitable that the students and their parents were disturbed by the appointment of an Ustaz from Kelantan as its principal.
“Besides, the islamisation of non-Muslim native students has been quite rampant in Sarawak lately. Thus the position of an Ustaz as head of the school is looked upon with suspicion,” Masing told The Borneo Post yesterday.
Masing was responding to the furore over the recent appointment of Ustaz Ruslin Che Mood from Kelantan as principal of SMK Sg Paoh which has an enrollment of 964 students, 72 per cent of whom are non-Muslim.
Masing further pointed out that the principal of a secondary school in the rural area was seen as a respected community leader and was often invited to social gatherings by the people.
“The principal will be invited to most of their ceremonial functions and activities. It would be good if the principal is someone who can participate or even conduct some of the ceremonies.
“For an ustaz to be the principal, it will be hard because it might be against his religion to be part of the ceremony, not to mention having to conduct the ceremonies,” said Masing.
He said Ministry of Education (MOE) should look at the appointment of SMK Sg Paoh from various angles such as religion and culture.
“The political announcement of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem should also be taken into consideration.
“Then there is also the financial aspect to be considered. If a local principal is engaged rather than one from Peninsular Malaysia, MOE does not have to spend more on flight expenses.”
Masing felt that MOE had made a mistake in appointing an Ustaz to head the school if all the aspects of his appointment were taken into account.
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/11/11/worry-over-appointment-of-ustaz-inevitable-says-masing/#ixzz3rEWIi6lf
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