Deputy Education Ministry Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said that teachers in Kuala Lumpur must be role models especially in front of students by not smoking otherwise actions would be taken against teachers if they are found smoking in school compound. He also added that the school compound is a non-smoking zone. No one can smoke within the school compound. Dr Wee was asked to comment on a statement by Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin on female pupils who smoked. Other than that, he added that the school authorities would ensure that no student smoked in the schools and that after school hours, parents should monitor the whereabouts of their children to mke sure that they stay away from bad influences. He urged parents to attend parent-teacher meetings.
In my opinion, it is a good idea to take actions on teachers who are smoking in school compound because teachers are usually role models for students, when students see their teachers smoke? What are they going to think. Sooner or later they would do the same because they will think that if his or her role model can smoke, they will think that it is alright to do so too. There are more female smokers compared to male smokers these days, because maybe to women, smoking is seductive but it shows false images of slimness, modernity, sophistication and sexual allure but these women should know that in reality, it actually causes disease and even death. Therefore, by taking action towards teachers who smoke in school compound is a way to stop students from smoking.
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