Parents makes police report after teacher tells student to go back to China, sit near dustbin

A storm of controversy has erupted in Malaysia after a teacher told a student to “go back to China” for not being able to understand Malay.

The incident was captured in a viral audio clip shared widely across social media, showing an exchange between the teacher and somebody claiming to be a relative of the student.

Teacher admits telling student to go back to China

In the clip, a man said he heard his relative say that the female teacher had called the student “stupid” and told him to sit near the dustbin.

The teacher confirmed this without hesitation.