💔 When Classrooms Become Crime Scenes: Who Failed Our Children?
By Amarjeet Singh @ AJ A young girl, only 14, stabbed to death — inside her classroom, in broad daylight. Her school uniform soaked not with sweat or paint from art class, but with blood. What was supposed to be a place of safety, learning, and friendship became the scene of a nightmare. Now we hear the suspect — also a 14-year-old — reportedly had mental health issues . And the nation asks: Who is to be blamed? Did the school know? Did the parents act? Did we, as a society, put other children in harm’s way by ignoring early signs? ⚠️ A Chain of Tragedies — Are We Still Blind? We’ve seen this before. Again and again. In Melaka — a 14-year-old girl raped by her seniors in school. In Sabah — a student murdered by another. Now in Bandar Utama — a classmate kills a classmate. Different locations, same pattern: neglect, silence, and lack of early intervention. Each time the Ministry of Education (MOE) promises investigations, press statements, and “new guideli...