I have recently discovered PIBG LH has
several bank accounts where I am not a signatory as required by the Perlembagaan
–Peraturan Pendidikan (Persatuan Ibu Bapa –Guru )1998.
I am in the process of investigating
this matter as well as seeking advice from our Headmaster. I have also
requested the relevant office holders of PIBG LH to prepare the necessary
resolutions for the relevant bank to ensure the bank signatories are the
designated signatories pursuant to the Perlembagaan.
In the mean time, I recommend
parents pay PIBG LH with cheques or get a receipt if you pay by cash whenever
possible.
I request parents not to speculate
on this nor criticize any of the AJK members whom I believe are all motivated
by the same objective ;namely to serve for the benefit of our children . I
appeal to all parents to refrain from mounting any unjustifiable criticism
against any AJK member personally or collectively. I admire their efforts to
take part in PIBG which is an important part of our educational system and
hopefully their efforts will not become a thankless task.
I appreciate parents for being
vigilant and for bringing to my attention various issues. I take this
opportunity to remind parents that PIBG is not a venue to resolve formal educational
issues nor policy matters governing the administration of the school. The
principal role of PIBG is to assist the school to bring about better
benefits/facilities for our children. The
activities which PIBG can undertake are rather limited and bound by legal and
administrative constraints .
I am sure parents do not want to air
dirty linen in public when they have an effective channel for communication. We are all
living under the same roof so any damaging revelation will hurt everyone even
though there was no malice involved. Having assumed the role for less than three
months, I will admit that we have a serious trust deficit issue. Trust takes a
long time to accumulate but unfortunately, takes very little to destroy. While
MH370 is still fresh in our mind, one thing we must take from this tragedy is
the need to manage the flow of information quickly and effectively otherwise we
will end up having to manage perception rather than the real issue.
My first job will be to rebuild that
trust. If everyone can show a little bit of patience, forbearance and restraint,
I am confident that all AJK members will work together to achieve the objective
of PIBG , namely , for the benefit of our Children .
Thank you very much
Ken Koo
Chairman PIBG
LH 23 June 2014
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