EDUCATION MINISTRY ISSUES VERBAL DIRECTIVE OF SABOTAGE AGAINST OPPOSITION STATE GOVERNMENTS

It is been reported in ANILNETTO.COM that the Ministry of Education under the charge of 'keris waving man' Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein had issued a directive (verbal to protect himself and his uncaring, ineffective, inefficient and corrupt Barisan Nasional government) that Opposition States should not invite state leaders for any official school functions.

Look how LOW our BN government is behaving. The rakyat should demand our 'sleeping' Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to SACK Hishammuddin immediately for this unreasonable action.

The article is:

PENANG SCHOOL HEADS TOLD NOT TO INVITE STATE GOVT LEADERS AS VIPs

School heads in Penang have been instructed or “advised” not to invite State Government leaders and elected representatives from the DAP-PKR as VIPs and guests-of-honour. The message was conveyed during a briefing last Wednesday by a senior official from the Penang Education Department, which comes under the federal-level Education Ministry.

The directive/”advice” to play on the safe-side was made verbally (and not in writing), according to a principal of a school in Penang and confirmed by another senior staff member from the same school. They were understandably indignant at the ruling.

This just shows the kind of small-mindedness among certain Education Dept/Ministry officials. I believe even DAP-PKR state assembly members who are not holding exco posts may now not be invited as VIPs/guests-of-honour to schools.

Take a look at this year’s Penang Schools Sports Council (MSSPP) meet, which is opening today in Batu Kawan and closing on Friday. The Penang school sports meet traditionally has been officially opened by the Governor of Penang and closed by the Penang Chief Minister. But this time around, my second source said that the invitation cards issued to schools indicates that the closing ceremony will be officiated by the State Education Director.

I wonder if there is a similar ruling/”advice” in the other four opposition-controlled states.

Perhaps readers of this blog who are school heads can tell us.

But I think there is a silver lining. This directive will, unwittingly, give the new Penang State Government leaders more time to spend on running the state efficiently, instead of wasting time officiating at routine school functions. Though I am sure the Education Department officials did not have that in mind!