SINGAPORE: Authorities are looking into an incident involving a driver who was seen at the entrance of Red Swastika School pushing back a staff member with his car.
A video circulating online on Tuesday (Jan 11) shows a white car that was stopped from entering the school, which is located in Bedok. The driver inched forward several times, pushing against a man standing in front of it.
"It has come to my attention that there is a video circulating on social media, showing a driver trying to enter a school and even using his car to engage in dangerous manoeuvres against a security officer and a school staff," Education Minister Chan Chun Sing wrote on Facebook.
"This is unacceptable behaviour. This is not the way we should behave towards our security and school personnel who are performing their duties to keep our schools and our children safe," he added.
A screengrab of a video circulating on social media showing a person in blue holding up a phone while gesturing in front of Red Swastika School's gate near a white car.
In the video, a man in white is seen talking to a person who got out of the car's passenger seat.
As the passenger returns to the vehicle, the car starts inching forward while the man tries to stop the vehicle. Another man, wearing a reflective vest, tries to stop it from moving as well but the car continues to move forward, pushing him back.
A screengrab of a video circulating on social media showing a person in blue reentering the car as it moves forward, pushing against the man in the reflective vest.
"We are looking into the case, and will not hesitate to make a police report if warranted," Mr Chan said.
"As adults, we should set a positive example for our children in how we treat others with respect and abide by the rules that are in place for the collective security of our school community."
CNA has contacted the school and the police for more information.
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A video circulating online on Tuesday (Jan 11) shows a white car that was stopped from entering the school, which is located in Bedok. The driver inched forward several times, pushing against a man standing in front of it.
"It has come to my attention that there is a video circulating on social media, showing a driver trying to enter a school and even using his car to engage in dangerous manoeuvres against a security officer and a school staff," Education Minister Chan Chun Sing wrote on Facebook.
"This is unacceptable behaviour. This is not the way we should behave towards our security and school personnel who are performing their duties to keep our schools and our children safe," he added.
A screengrab of a video circulating on social media showing a person in blue holding up a phone while gesturing in front of Red Swastika School's gate near a white car.
In the video, a man in white is seen talking to a person who got out of the car's passenger seat.
As the passenger returns to the vehicle, the car starts inching forward while the man tries to stop the vehicle. Another man, wearing a reflective vest, tries to stop it from moving as well but the car continues to move forward, pushing him back.
A screengrab of a video circulating on social media showing a person in blue reentering the car as it moves forward, pushing against the man in the reflective vest.
"We are looking into the case, and will not hesitate to make a police report if warranted," Mr Chan said.
"As adults, we should set a positive example for our children in how we treat others with respect and abide by the rules that are in place for the collective security of our school community."
CNA has contacted the school and the police for more information.
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