Education Ministry orders end to period spot checks - source

The Education Ministry has reportedly issued a circular to all state education department heads emphasising that the practice of period spot checks is prohibited.

In the circular sighted by Malaysiakini and verified by an MOE source, the director-general of the MOE says that "the ministry found that physical examinations, especially concerning menstruation among female students, had occurred in educational institutions under the MOE.

"The MOE takes this matter seriously and stresses...