JOHOR BARU: The Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAINJ) will investigate claims that a seven-year-old student of a religious school was made to stand under the sun for being tardy.
State Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid said MAINJ's Islamic education department and the District Islamic Education Office had been directed to obtain reports on the matter.
"We are aware of the incident and we have asked these departments to investigate and prepare a complete report on it.
"The investigation will be conducted in detail," he said when contacted today.
In a short clip shared on video-sharing platform TikTok, user DvaFella alleged that her child had been forced to stand under the "scorching sun" for coming late to school.
In a caption, she said her child was "cast off, humiliated, and made to stand under the hot sun alone.
"The ustazah is ruthless!"
She said the incident occurred at 2pm after her child came to school just 10 minutes late, and classes had yet to begin.
"Who will take responsibility if my child collapses? You will just wash your hands of it and in the end it is the parents who have to bear the consequences.
"My child was not late on purpose, we were late for a reason. I am not a stupid mother that doesn't know the school rules."
The video had been shared over 3,500 times and had garnered over 41,000 likes and 11,000 comments.