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Teachers should respect the system and not resort to other methods to seek transfers to their state of choice. West Malaysia Malay Teacher Association secretary-general Ahmad Nawawi said allegations of teachers paying middlemen large sums must be viewed seriously as it could ruin the integrity of the profession.

“There is only one way of seeking transfer to a different state and that is through the ministry. If teachers are paying for transfers, then it is both sad and disappointing,” he said. Ahmad was responding to The Malay Mail’s front page report yesterday.

The Malay Mail had, in its probe, revealed that desperate teachers were willing to fork out between RM3,000 and RM8,000 to obtain transfers to the different states. Also, teachers shared information on the internet, on a suka sama suka basis, hoping to find a match to facilitate their transfer. “This suka sama suka business is not right.

What if one party is desperate while another party is willing to switch states for a price? I am not saying it is happening but it is open to abuse,” Ahmad said. He said the association, with a membership of 40,000, had not received any reports about teachers being duped to pay for transfers.

“There is a possibility for anything but one must understand there are several factors involved when it comes to applying for a transfer. This includes the availability of a position in the state and the subjects taught by the teacher,” he said.

“If teachers claimed they have been approached by unscrupulous individuals, they should lodge a police report so that action can be taken against such people who are out to make a quick buck.”

 Parent Action Group for Education chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said the question of schools losing quality teachers through the suka sama suka system did not arise. “As parents, we accept if a new teacher has been transferred in.

 If they are not up to the mark, then we will voice our grouses,” she said. She expressed shock over the “cash-for-transfer” fiasco, adding that she had not heard of such practices in the past.