Alliance for a Safe Community (Ikatan) chairman Lee Lam Thye has called for better mechanisms to detect early warning signs of violence among students.PETALING JAYA: Schools should strengthen non-violent communication and conflict resolution programmes while equipping teachers, counsellors and administrators with tools to identify aggressive behaviour before it turns fatal, says a safety advocate.
Alliance for a Safe Community (Ikatan) chairman Lee Lam Thye today warned that recent violent incidents involving students and youths risked desensitising society to violence and normalising physical force as an acceptable way to resolve personal conflicts.
Lee Lam Thye.In a statement, he said educators and school staff needed better mechanisms to detect early warning signs, including serious bullying, explicit threats and escalating aggression.
