Minister of Education Dr. Ismail Shafeeu has revealed that preparations are underway to train enough school counselors required for the school.
Addressing the media, Minister Dr. Ismail Shafeeu shed light on the significant number of bullying cases and situations occurring in schools, noting that the biggest challenge to solve the issue was the lack of school counselors to the required amount. The minister observed that only 51 out of 225 government schools established in the nation had school counsellors. As such, several schools face obstructions to provide the required special attention or counseling to students regarding various cases.
Minister Dr. Ismail expressed his confidence in the declining rate of bullying and other such cases, following the training programmes held to attain school counselors. Disclosing that while 26 bullying and such cases surfaced from schools up to date, many initiatives and measures have been taken by the government to establish relevant policies to prevent such issues. Additionally, he highlighted the ongoing efforts to increase awareness amongst teachers and parents while providing assistance to students who require help.
Furthermore, Minister Dr. Ismail proclaimed that schools are responsible and take the necessary action as per the adopted policies and regulation, if such cases repetitively occur. The minister further affirmed that no cases would remain unsolved within the system.