“It’s causing uneasiness for us. Imagine if she comes to work on Monday, it’s a slap in the face for us,” the 46-year-old told The Malaysian Insider over the phone.
Principal Siti Inshah Mansor was ordered by the Johor state education department to go on leave from Tuesday and is due to return to work on Monday.
Asking not to be named, the parent confided that race relations in the school had been strained immediately following media reports on the incident, splitting the students and teachers into two camps: Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera.
He voiced concern that the atmosphere may worsen if the principal is allowed back next week.
The business consultant claimed that other parents at the troubled school want Putrajaya to initiate criminal proceedings against the principal under the Sedition Act and the Penal Code.
“We will send a memorandum to the prime minister, the deputy prime minister who is also the education minister and the Attorney-General’s Chambers. They must investigate her for sedition and for inciting tension among the different races.
“Malaysia does not just belong to the Malays, you know. The Chinese and Indians are also Malaysians,” he reminded.
