KUALA LUMPUR: The recent case of three students who successfully sued their frequently absent teacher has reminded actress Maya Karin of her past.
Maya also had a frequently absent teacher in college during her days pursuing a diploma course more than a decade ago.
Maya, 43, tweeted yesterday that this lecturer was so frequently absent from his classes that she decided to quit the course after a year.
"More often than not I encountered a message that read 'this class is cancelled because the lecturer cannot make it'," said Maya.
"So instead of wasting my parents' hard-earned money I decided to get involved in theatre, travel the world and finally join the entertainment industry. And that is where I am today!"
It was reported on Wednesday that three former students from Kota Belud, Sabah won an unprecedented suit against their English language teacher for failing to show up for class for seven months in 2017.
High Court judge Leonard David Shim made the decision in favour of the three former students of SMK Taun Gusi, Kota Belud — Rusiah Sabdarin, Nur Natasha Allisya Hamali and Calvina Angayung, all 22.
The three students brought their former teacher and four others to court for violating their constitutional rights to access education when they were in Form Four Sports Science (4SS) at the school six years ago.
They filed the suit on Dec 7, 2020 and named their English teacher, Mohd Jainal Jamran, as the first defendant.