What happen to SAR in Johor ?

I was called to write something regarding vernacular school. Vernacular school or in malay called “sekolah agama” was a favourite institution vote by religious parents to give her offspring good religious knowledge and practice it. Vernacular school is very important because it can balance the flip-flop of secular school that failed to implement very good Islamic value.

10 years ago, SAR in Johor can survive well and get fund from state government. On top of that, Johor earn reputation as best state that provide good and though Islamic education through establishment of many Islamic school like mushroom grow after rain. Probably surpassing Kelantan as an Islamic state governs by PAS.

Do you know what happened now? On 2009, Malaysia undergoes economic depression and government tries to solve this problem by cut all government expenses. As a result, our school (SAR) also affected by this called “cut budget”. Unlucky, I also affected because the government agencies that I worked during 10 week industrial training didn’t pay any cent to me, but we must pay for RM 350.00 to UTM and RM 250.00 for gas and other living expenses was fully supported by parents. I ask the officer, “How much pay I got when I work for you?”, He answer “Oh, we don’t have money to pay you since we in economic depression nowadays”.

I think government should highlight this issue as a major problem. Since public election around the corner rather than you called back all 13,000 teacher (GSTT) come back to school please consider this problem. They should think to reengineered Islamic education system rather than built up Sex school which boosts our country at 8th place allowed free sex in the world.