KAJANG: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday said he had never issued any instruction to transfer the teacher who protested the implementation of the School-Based Assessment (PBS) system.
The deputy prime minister said he and the Education Ministry never had the intention to burden the teacher.
“I want to make it clear that I did not give any instruction to take action against any teacher, including those who are in the Suara Guru Masyarakat Malaysia (SGMM) group.
“I have decided that the best way for the ministry to overcome the PBS issue is to postpone its implementation, so that a study can be done to improve the system,” he told reporters at Surau Al-Falah, Kampung Bukit Dukung, here yesterday.
Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said this when asked whether the decision to transfer the teacher, Mohd Nor Izzat Mohd Johari, who acted as SGMM committee chairman, to a rural school in Pahang, would be withdrawn after the government decided to temporarily postpone the implementation of the PBS.
Muhyiddin said Mohd Nor Izzat’s transfer order probably involved district-level administration and he was not aware whether the decision was made due to other factors or simply because the teacher was being vocal in voicing his dissatisfaction about the system. — Bernama