Selangor deputy police chief Zaini Abu Hassan said probe papers were opened in 41 cases, with 32 of them related to violent crime and the rest linked to bullying.

Nonetheless, Zaini said schools in Selangor remained largely safe as the number of misconduct reports was just a fraction of the total number of students in the state.

“We have about 997,000 students in Selangor. It’s not easy for 6,000 teachers to manage them.

“So the ratio of misconduct complaints to the total student population is only 0.0012%. This shows that security in Selangor schools is still very good.

“There are only one or two serious cases that have created a very bad perception, but we will take up the challenge and continue to improve (safety in schools),” he told reporters after launching an anti-bullying campaign at SMK Shah Alam in Bukit Jelutong here today.

“Some cases involved gangsterism but there’s nothing overly worrying. They were mostly conflicts between seniors and juniors, like fighting with objects during sports sessions, for example.”

Zaini said police had taken steps to improve security, such as carrying out patrols on school grounds and conducting spot checks at problematic dormitories.

He said it was already a practice in Selangor for the police to have a liaison officer as part of a school’s parent-teacher association, or PIBG.

Zaini said police will recommend that this initiative be carried out nationwide. The police are expected to meet education ministry officials tomorrow to discuss bolstering security in schools.