Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
SIBU: The Education Ministry is urged to put a check on vaping before it reaches a critical level.
In giving this reminder, Assistant Minister of Social Development (Youth) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he was reacting to the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation’s (MCPF) call for the ministry to expedite the issuance of a circular to all schools and educational institutions on the guidelines to prohibit vaping.
Its vice-chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, reportedly said the use of vape in schools and educational institutions should be disallowed in view of the long-term disastrous effects on the students’ health.
Lee was also reported to support fully the ministry’s decision to ban vaping among students and teachers in schools and other educational institutions.
Abdul Karim, who is Asajaya assemblyman, said: “I fully agree that the Education Ministry must prohibit vaping in all schools and educational institutions.”
Apart from the findings that vaping had a long term disastrous effect on health, it also did not help in students and teachers economically, he added.
“Vaping seems to be a new trend among youngsters now and the government and especially the Education Ministry must put a check on it before it reaches a critical level,” he said.