{
  "id": 2532389,
  "title": "JAIS mulls police help when recruiting teachers, to curb sexual misconduct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/jais-mulls-police-help-when-recruiting-teachers-to-curb-sexual-2532389",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/22/jais-mulls-police-help-when-recruiting-teachers-to-curb-sexual-misconduct"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Selangor's Islamic religious department (JAIS) is contemplating incorporating police clearance into its teacher recruitment procedure to mitigate the risk of misconduct involving sexual offenses, according to JAIS director Shahzihan Ahmad. The department is contemplating this step to ensure security screening as part of a more stringent recruitment process, as reported by Bernama. Ahmad stated that discussions with the school registration committee are underway regarding the measures and guidelines for the recruitment process, as well as the establishment of stricter guidelines governing interactions between students and teachers. The department aims to avoid any instances of misconduct, such as giving special treatment, meeting at unusual hours, or holding meetings or memorization sessions in secluded areas without supervision, according to Ahmad.",
  "summary": "Selangor Islamic religious department chief says it would be part of the new teacher screening process that it hoped to implement.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : JAIS To Tighten Religious School Teachers' Screening To Ensure Student Safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/general-jais-to-tighten-religious-school-teachers-screening-to-ensure",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:18:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "JAIS mulls police clearance screening for religious school teachers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/jais-mulls-police-clearance-screening-for-religious-school-teachers",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:57:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "JAIS mulls police help when recruiting teachers, to curb sexual misconduct",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/jais-mulls-police-help-when-recruiting-teachers-to-curb-sexual",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}