Netizens praise a Johor school for demolishing toilet walls to curb student vaping and bullying.
A secondary school in Johor has taken an extreme approach to curb vaping among students — by tearing down the walls of its toilet cubicles to make the area fully visible.
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Air Tawar (SMArT) decided to remove the partitions after repeated incidents of students using the toilets to vape and engage in other misconduct.
The school’s principal shared that the move was meant to send a strong message to offenders and prevent the toilets from being misused as private hideouts.
“Open-toilet trial project…
“A stern warning has been issued.
“If there’s still that white, sweet-smelling fruity vapour again… I will cut the toilet cubicles in half — so that even when someone is squatting their head will be visible.
“I walk my talk!” he wrote on Threads.
The open-toilet approach has since sparked mixed reactions online.
The open-toilet approach has since sparked buzz online, with many welcoming the idea as a bold and practical way to stop students from vaping and prevent bullying in school toilets.
One user called cikhazira86 praised the move, saying, “Love this progress teacher, please implement it to other schools.”
“Awesome! Please share pictures of the work in progress and the final result later. I want to do the same for my school’s toilets too,” fairuz.rusli commented.
“Nice open concept! They just used doors as covers… applied to both the boys’ and girls’ toilets also helps prevent bullying cases in the toilets,” cyntsepuluh wrote.
