Lawyers offer to help parents sue schools, teachers for 'period spot checks'

Alyaa AlhadjriPublished: Apr 24, 2021 9:21 AM

A team of lawyers has offered to assist parents or students who wished to sue schools involved in conducting "period spot checks" as a way to confirm reasons given for missing daily prayer sessions.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, lawyer Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos said he personally offered to take up the cases for free, along with a team of other lawyers.

"If the parents come forward, we have lawyers willing...

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