Prefects resign en masse
THE Klang High School is in crisis mode as 16 prefects resigned en masse following what they claim is a breach of protocol and bias in the appointment of new prefects.
It is believed what sparked the move by the multi-racial group were newbies being appointed deputy head prefect and assistant secretary with immediate effect. The straw that broke the camel's back was a newly-appointed Form Four student being made head prefect.
According to parents of some of the prefects who quit — eight Form Four boys, five Lower Six girls and three Lower Six boys — they had resigned following the school's Sept 15 decision to appoint seven new prefects who did not undergo the standard probationary period.
According to them, while the 16 students had to undergo 14 weeks of probation, the new prefects, which included two Lower Six students, also took their posts as deputy head prefect and assistant secretary with immediate effect.
The 16-year-old head boy, however, underwent probation. Five other new prefects comprise three Form Four students and two Lower Six students - MalayMail