YOURSAY | Judge’s ruling will not end attacks on vernacular schools

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Kota Bharu High Court rules vernacular schools are constitutional

PETALING JAYA: The High Court in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, has ruled that the existence of vernacular schools is constitutional.

Lawyer T Gunaseelan said judge Roslan Abu Bakar yesterday held that the existence of vernacular schools must be read in the historical context.

“The intention of the framers of the Federal Constitution was to preserve that as part of the education system. The wishes of our forefathers were that we live in harmony,” Roslan said in dismissing a suit brought by the Muslim teachers group, Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslim Malaysia.

The president of the association, Azizee Hasan, had filed the suit on its behalf last year, challenging the constitutionality of Sections 17 and 28 of the Education Act.

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