National Junior College
| National Junior College 国家初级学院 Maktab Rendah Kebangsaan தேசியத் தொடக்கக் கல்லூரி | |
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| Type | Junior college, public, government |
| Established | 20 January 1969 |
| Website | www.nationaljc.moe.edu.sg |
National Junior College (NJC) is a government junior college located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Established in 1969, it was the first government junior college in Singapore.
Controversy
Teacher harassing female students
In August 2018, a relief physical education teacher at NJC was fired for inappropriate behaviour. The teacher is also a student at Nanyang Technological University at the same time. From April 2018 to June 2018, he sends inappropriate messages to female students.
One of the girls complained to the vice-principal but was allegedly "brushed it off", the school later closed the case without taking action against the teacher and allegedly told the girl to "trust the teacher's professionalism". The NJC spokesperson claimed that the vice-principal was alerted by the student's parent about the inappropriate message sent. The spokesperson also further stated that the relief teacher had admitted and apologised, and the relief teacher is no longer with the school.[1][2]
Alleged racism involving teacher
In June 2021, an Instagram post was by @minorityvoices alleged that a NJC teacher for having racist behaviour. The post shared an account of alleged behaviour by an anonymous contributor who was apparently a former NJC student.
The teacher allegedly differential treatment between Indian and non-Indian students in differential treatment between Indian and non-Indian students in flouting uniform rules, and allegedly made a "religiously insensitive comment" regarding prayer strings on the contributor's wrist. The contributor wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation.
Ang Pow Chew, NJC's principal, said to news media: "We are committed to investigating promptly, and we will not hesitate to counsel and discipline those found to be engaging in such acts." Ang also unilateral claimed that past and present students of various races have written in, to state that the teacher in question "has not shown any racial bias". Ang further claimed that there is no evidence to show that the teacher had racially discriminated against students in the course of carrying out her duties.[3]
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