Youths call out school teachers, victim-blaming and harassment

Annabelle LeePublished: May 8, 2021 3:42 AM | Updated: May 8, 2021 6:08 AM

Inspired by student Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam’s move to call out her teacher for joking about rape in class, several youths have spoken up about their traumatic experiences while at school.

They shared incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, inappropriate behaviour by teachers, period spot checks, bullying and victim-blaming culture.

This came from youths who...

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