The three who had left earlier claimed they were intimidated and bullied by school authorities after the issue of non-Muslim pupils being ordered to have their recess in the school's shower room surfaced.
At least three non-Muslim pupils have left SK Seri Pristana in Sungai Buloh and 10 others will follow them - the result of intimidation following the shower room incident.
The three who had left earlier claimed they were intimidated and bullied by school authorities after the issue of non-Muslim pupils being ordered to have their recess in the school's shower room surfaced.
At a Press conference today, it was revealed that parents of 10 other non-Muslim pupils will be transfering their children out of the school following the arrest of a parent for allegedly intimidating the school headmaster.
Non-governmental organisation Malaysia Tamilan Today Welfare Association national secretary K. Gunasegaran said these parents have lost all hope in the school's headmaster and teachers.
"We don't see any other way as these pupils are being harassed and bullied in the school, just because their parents spoke up," he added.
There are 25 non-Muslim pupils in the school with the total enrolment being about 1,400 pupils.
The school was at the centre of controversy last month after a parent, Guneswari Kelly, uploaded a picture of non-Muslim pupils eating in the shower room. It was said that the directive to the students came from the headmaster.
The picture went viral and created an uproar among the public.
Even though the controversy was resolved - the school canteen was reopened for the students' use - things did not get back to normal for Guneswari's daughter, as she was the victim of intimidation and constant bullying by both teachers and students at the school. Eventually, Guneswari transferred her daughter out to a Tamil school.
At least 10 parents have lodged reports against the school on similar charges of intimidation and bullying but police have said that there was no criminal intent and the matter was transferred to the Education Department.
In a twist of events yesterday, a parent, V. Kumancan was arrested for allegedly threatening the headmaster, Mohd Nasir Mohd Noor.
He had allegedly gone to the school on July 25 at 2.30pm but Kumancan denied the accusation, saying he was working during that time.
However, Gunasegaran revealed that Kumancan's boss had told police that the latter had not gone to work for two weeks during the incident.
The 31-year-old parent was later released on police bail but is expected to be charged with criminal intimidation soon.
Kumancan had earlier lodged a report on July 30 against Mohd Nasir and the school for allegedly taking photographs of his 10-year-old daughter in school.
The incident happened twice on July 29, four days after the eating in the shower room fiasco blew up.
Last Friday, a policeman went to Kumancan's mother-in-law's home around midnight and caused a "commotion".
The next day Gunasegaran advised the "terrified" Kumancan to lodge a report against the cop, where they told him to come back on Monday to give a statement.
When he arrived yesterday, he was arrested and put him in an identification line-up where he was picked out by two teachers from the school.
Gunasegaran, reading out a statement by the parents, said that Kumancan's case had made them realise that the police were in cahoots with Mohd Nasir to take revenge on them.
"So, we don't believe the school is the right place for our children to study."
Kumancan, who was also present, confirmed that he would also be seeking a transfer for his daughter.
"Which parent would not be alarmed when they hear strange people taking pictures of their children in school?" he questioned.
Another parent, who only wanted to be known as Raj, had successfully transferred his 10-year-old daughter to another school.
"I am just concerned about her education.
"She was bullied mercilessly and begged me not to send her to that school," he added.
Raj and Kumancan were one of the 10 parents who had lodged a report against Mohd Nasir last month.
Meanwhile, Subang Member of Parliament R. Sivarasa said that the matter had escalated from a principal's mistake to police abusing their powers.
This matter cannot be solved in the district level. I will bring this to Bukit Aman," he promised.
He also called on the BN government, especially the Home Minister and the Education Minister, to act quickly to defuse the tension.
"A responsible government will immediately resolve this issue instead of letting it get out of hand."
Nampak sangat geng-geng Pakatan Haram ni nak mengheret supaya isu yang kecil ini supaya menjadi wabak kepada masyarakat! Mereka cuba bermain dengan api. Inilah jadinya apabila membuat fitnah tanpa usul periksa! Siapa yang akan menanggung padah?
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