Polis bukan pengganti sekolah tangani pelajar ponteng, kata pakar

Professor Mohd Effendi @ Ewan Matore from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) advises that police should not assume responsibility for addressing student absenteeism, instead focusing on external factors deterring students. The role of police is better suited to legal education, road safety, and combating drug abuse, in addition to deterring activities that lure students away from school.

"This includes drug syndicates, unqualified premises allowing students to gather during school hours, and dark groups recruiting new members," Mohd Effendi states to FMT. He criticizes the idea of police monitoring personal behavior or collecting safety profiles for ordinary students, as police lack pedagogical training, social work skills, or the necessary tools to tackle underlying issues such as family poverty, learning difficulties, or domestic crises.