Letters from Parents

After the PIBG AGM, I've received many emails/messages, with the permission of the senders, I decided to share a few of them

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Dear Mr Chairman

It is not very often in Malaysia one man can actually do so much to change a bad system. Like many cynical parents in Lick Hung , I thought this was another scandal where nothing will be done . Kudos to your persistence . I have been in this school for 10 years and I agree with you totally that the school never followed the rules . The fact that we now have a parent acting as  treasurer shows that our ex HM Mr Tan lied to us for many years . Please help us make sure the new people will follow the rules .

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Dear Mr Koo

I am a relatively new parent with 2 years in LICK HUNG . This was my second AGM . Thank you for restoring some semblance of order . Having read your speech ( I could only hear part of it and interchanging between languages half way did not help as well), I now have a better appreciation of what you were trying to do- to restore peace by high-lighting the positive of everyone including your opponents . While that was admirable, why did you not take the opportunity  to present the evidence to the participants ? We want to see the unauthorised accounts ?  Who were the signatories ? There was  one lady  who asked you a similar question but you appeared to downplay the seriousness of the issue .

I find it strange that the “revelation “ was so widely publicised and yet there was nothing given out during the meeting ? Is that the end of it ??  Did you really mean that you want to forget everything and move on . From what I heard , you had a terrible time with the school .  Why Was the old Headmaster transferred  so suddenly and there was no official announcement from the school ? He appeared to be a friendly person and my son says he was very good to the children.

I also  find it odd that having achieved what you promised –greater transparency  -Parent treasurer and having one PIBG bank account , you suddenly announced you did not want to participate anymore. A few of the parents sitting next to me were absolutely stunt .  

I hope you have not lost interest in PIBG because we need people like you , outspoken and willing to take on the administration of the school . I find some of the teachers in the school very intimating and rude but I am too scared to say anything . Unfortunately , it is very common for teachers to single out your child if you dare to complain .  Talking to other parents , I heard  this school is one of the worst. Hopefully the new Headmistress will be able to control some of these teachers .

I hope you can continue to help us to conduct our PIBG meeting , you are very firm and decisive and very clear with the explanation and fair to everyone. I still do not understand an elderly man trying to say about the lari amal account . With my limited Mandarin , he did not appear to say if we still have money ? There was also one man  who shouted and screaming . Please be polite especially in front of the children .

The meeting was too long so I did not know what was discussed after the election . I hope you can continue to provide regular updates because the school does not appear to tell us anything other than some flyers which my son simply throws away.

Thank you