Moderator: FIRNADUS

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allocating your time on our
Student Forum at Dewan Bestari, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Melur.
We are here to listen for a few opinions on the increasing crime rate among
school children.
Ladies and gentlemen, let us think of this situation, you are happy that
your child is going to school and studying well. But one day, the child comes
back with few marks on his body. When you ask

how it happened, the child

said that somebody has beaten him in the school. This painful and dreadful
act is called school violence and it is creating a lot of trouble among pupils.
We are proud to be here today to share and gain knowledge on what is
the factors that increase crime rate among school children. I would like to
introduce our panel for todays forum. On my right is Mr. Mohd RIZAL, the
president of Bumi Hijau Society, Miss IEYNAH who is the president of the
English Language Society, is just beside him, Well on my left is Miss
SYAHIRAH ALI who is the president of the School Prefect Board and Miss
Rozilah who sitting beside her is the president of The Girl Guide. They will be
sharing their opinion on these matters and what actually cause the crime
rate.
Mr. Hisham, in your opinion, what is the main cause that increased the
crime rate among school children?

Speaker 1: RIZAL
Thank you to our Moderator. There are many reasons that might
become the factors that increase the crime rate among school children. The
main reason on the increasing crime rate among the school children is due to
lack of parental guidance to the children. Parents become increasingly busy
with their job and don't spend enough time with their children. They don't
have time to talk to them, listen to them, know their problems and simply
don't know their children enough. As a result children don't get enough
attention they need and deserve so they turn to anti-social behavior in hope
it will eventually alarm the parents and remind them of their existence after
being notified by the teachers, even if the kids have to deal with negative
consequences afterwards.
contributory

factor

for

Lack of proper parental guidance is a main

disciplinary

behavior

among

children.

The

communication gap between parents and their children may be due to many
parents being young and ill-prepared for parenting. On most occasions,
students with rude behavior come from little supervision backgrounds where
they receive

at home. Many parents didnt recognize that most students

misbehave to get attention. I think, parents should communicate more with

their children because this approach can be an effective measure to solve
the problem. Parents have to understand their children before addressing
their problems. I believe that many parents seldom interact with their
children on matters of relationships . Parents didnt recognize the changes
from childhood and try to find out the issues that might be affecting them.
Parents cannot enlighten their children when they do not have the
knowledge, they failed to connect with their children and that is the reason
they cannot solved the children problem. This communication gap, has
allowed the children to venture into various types of negative behavior.
Therefore, parents should be more alert of their children to prevent these
matters to arise.

Moderator: FIRNADUS
Thank you Mr. Hisham, that was really great ideas on factors that
increased the crimes rate among school children. How about you Miss
Nasrah, do you think of any other factors that you think should be the most
to raise the crimes rate among them?
Speaker 2: SYAHIRAH
Thank you Miss Moderator. I agreed with the opinion that increasing of
crime rate among school children could be due to lack of parental guidance.
But, in my opinion, the most increased factors are due to a major cause of
indiscipline among children.

I feel that all schools must have sports,

environmental and other clubs to channel students negative energy into

positive and productive behavior. Schools, irrespective of their track record in
discipline, should institute a mentoring programmed. This will not only
ensure that there are disciplined students in schools, but also play a vital role
in building their self-esteem. The behavior displayed by the children at
school is quite the opposite of the one they show when at home. I propose
that all class teachers should have clearly established rules governing
students behavior, penalties for the various kinds of mistakes and the rules
must

be

rigidly

enforced

by

the

teachers.

The Ministry of Education recently instituted several interventions to address

the problem of indiscipline in school. These include the placement of
Guidance Counselors in schools where the problem has been reported the
most. The Health and Family Life Education programmed will also be
introduced in more schools and will be part of the curriculum in the next
academic year according to ministry officials. In addition, the Ministry has
also been working to resuscitate and strengthen the Parent Teacher
Associations (PTAs) in school as parents have an important role to play in

imparting values of discipline and proper conduct to their children. A national

PTA Coordinator was recently appointed to oversee the process. More
recently,

stakeholders

at

the

education

forum

have

proposed

the

introduction of a special training programmed for parents to sensitize them

of their roles and responsibilities. It was not determined who will take on the
responsibility of the training workshops for parents.

Moderator: FIRNADUS
Thank you Mr. Hisham, which was really great ideas on factors that
increased the crimes rate among school children. How about you Madam
Rozilah, do you have any other factors that you think should be the most to
rise the crimes rate among them?

Speaker 3: IEYNAH
Thank you Madam Moderator. Those factors might be factors that increased
crime rate among school children. I agreed with the opinion but the most
factors that increasing of crime rate among school children is due to
influence of the mass media. Mass media has affected our way of lifestyle,
socialization, living patterns and personality. It has not only affected us
personally, but our young adults as well. The influence it has on our
teenagers, dictates their actions. Weather it is by television or newspapers,
our teenagers is affected by it. The pressures that young adults face to fit in,
is tremendous. Movies, as well, have a large influence on our teenagers.
Teenagers spend a large amount of time in front of the television, reading
magazines, or on the internet. They try to adapt to what they see and hear.
Teenagers also imitate what they see.
The media today is responsible for body image, and self worth, and this is
where we see several teenagers suffer from inferiority complex, thus
resorting to unhealthy eating habits and weight loss. The media sells sex,
drugs, and smoking by the movies and advertisement they show. These
negative effects of the media on teenagers are controlling every part of their
social

life.

advertisement

Television,

the

internet,

bombard

newspapers,

magazines,

them.

and

Many media outlets increase aggressive tendencies in teenager. They want

the latest clothing, the latest hairstyle, the newest cars, and so the vicious
cycle continues.
We know that the media sometimes fail to tell the real deal about how one
can obtain or achieve things in life. I think, this is why the media as such an
effect on their life.

Moderator: FIRNADUS
Ladies and gentleman, we are at the end of this forum. Thank you Madam, it
was great ideas. Let us think on made decision on those factors that
increased the crimes rate among school children. As the parents, we need to
take a very good care of our children. Till then, a very good day and thank
you.