During a child’s development, the most important figures in your life are your parents, your friends and your teachers.
They decide if you’d grow up to be someone successful and accomplished, or ruined beyond your wildest imagination.
Which is why Singaporean parents are so picky about the teachers their students get.
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But from time to time, you’d get teachers like this woman.
School Teacher Tells Student She Consumes Methamphetamine
Back in 2016, a co-curricular activity (CCA) staff member of Meridian Secondary School, Ms Celesta Ee Qiying confided in her student.
She told Khairul Naim Mohamad Nasir about her methamphetamine (Ice) consumption.
Her student had told her that he’ll look for a cheaper drug supplier for her.
After he managed to find her a supplier in Geylang, She gave him $200 to get her some Ice.
Student Caught in Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) Spot Check
On 29 Aug 2017, Khairul was caught during a spot check by CNB officers. Drugs were found in his home and he was tested positive for cannabis.
His lawyer, Anil Balchandani, claimed that while he had bought drugs using Ee’s money, he had never sold any to her.
Khairul was sentenced to two years and three months of probation after pleading guilty to one count of cannabis consumption and one count of methamphetamine trafficking.
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He will have to stay in a hostel for nine months, undergo drug intervention programmes and perform 210 hours of community service.
MOE’s Immediate Response To The Case
An MOE spokesperson has commented on the case.
The moment they were informed about the investigation, they’ve suspended Ee from duty since September 2017.
And she was subsequently dismissed from service.
“MOE takes a very serious view of misconduct by teachers. Teachers who fail to comply with our standards of conduct and discipline will be subjected to disciplinary action, including dismissal from service – which was precisely the outcome here.”
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Who is Celesta Ee Qiying?
If you’ve not noticed, the media reports didn’t reveal much about the teacher in question.
Not much is known about her, what she looks like or what happened to her after the investigation.
According to the folks over at Alvinology who managed to dig up some information about the mysterious teacher, she’s 28 years old, a former co-form teacher at Coral Secondary School.
After the incident back in 2016, her social media accounts have totally blacked out and her digital footprints literally disappeared from the net.
Of course, when you have teachers and drugs, you’d definitely need to reference it back to this US drama:
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But jokes aside, this incident highlights an important thing for students.
Students need to learn to differentiate between good and bad teachers
While teachers getting students to buy drugs in Singapore isn’t that common, students getting taken advantage of by teachers isn’t unheard of.
Like this 33-year-old teacher who exploited and groomed his student into having sexual relations with him.
In 2012, his student started confiding in him about her family and her stress over her studies. Subsequently, their conversations became personal and he got her to send him nude photos.
Over the course of the year till May 2013, they had unprotected sex on several occasions.
Then, he got married.
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The girl sank into depression and had to be admitted for treatment. It was later that the girl was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and anorexia.
The man was only caught after the girl told her therapists about what happened.
And the sad thing is, she’s not the only victim. There are quite a few articles to read through once you do a quick search on the internet.
Just because someone comes into the class with the label of a teacher, doesn’t mean he or she is good.
So, parents, rather than deciding and harassing the school for teachers you think are not good, teach your kids to differentiate between good and bad teachers.
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Because at the end of the day, you can’t expect teachers not to abuse the teacher-student trust. And yet, you won’t be able to be in the classroom 24/7 to keep an eye on stuff.
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