Parents, teachers see red over foreigners loitering near school

KUALA LUMPUR: Parents and teachers of SJKC Chung Hwa in Jalan Pahang here, have raised concerns over the loitering by foreigners near the school compound lately.
The situation had caused fear among the parents, teachers and the pupils over the safety and hygiene as the foreigners were seen spitting and littering, especially after school hours in the afternoon.
They claimed the situation occurred since the first day of school when the Bangladesh High Commission building, located next to the school, began its operations on Jan 2.
Its headmistress, Chew Tee Lee said the pupils and parents were afraid to wait near the school's main entrance after school hours because the foreigners would be seen hanging out in the area.
"Normally, the pupils will wait for their buses or parents' vehicles outside the school gate to go home. However, they are now afraid to go outside the gate as they are many foreigners loitering around.
"They were seen spitting and littering outside the school compound while waiting for their turns to be called up at the high commission's office. This is very disgusting," she told a press conference here, today.
SJKC Chung Hwa Parent-Teacher Association chairman Tang Hong Choi said apart from destroying the school environment, the presence of the foreigners in groups had also caused traffic congestion at the main entrance.
"They like to gather in groups at the parking spaces for buses and other vehicles, causing the drivers unable to park in order to pick up their children.
"In fact, there are bus drivers who refused to fetch the pupils anymore.
Some parents want to transfer their children to other schools," he said.
Meanwhile, Wangsa Maju MCA division chief Datuk Yew Teong Look said he would take the matter to the Immigration Department, the Bangladesh High Commission, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Wisma Putra for further action.
"We want more Rela (People's Volunteers Corp) members, DBKL enforcement staff and traffic police personnel (to be stationed there) to control the traffic and (monitor) the movement of these foreigners," he said. — Bernama