A Chinese primary school teacher in Johor has lodged a police report against the father of a student, whom she claims assaulted her.

Salina Daud, 49, lodged the report yesterday after the man allegedly threw books and teaching equipment at her, when he barged into the teacher's common room.

Copies of the report were uploaded on several blogs and the incident took a racial slant. However, the police denied this.

"On Jan 13, at about 12.20pm, the student's father came to the school and attacked me, throwing books and other teaching equipment while I was in the teacher's common room," said Salina in her report.

During one lesson on Jan 5, Salina, who teaches in Mersing's SJKC Pai Chee, claimed the man's son had cursed her using the Chinese language.

She later complained to his class teacher about the incident but claimed that no action was taken.

"I am not happy because the school's administration is not protecting me as a teacher at the school," she said.

Salina also alleged this is not the first time such an incident occurred, accusing the school's headmaster of having previously attempted to force the resignation or transfer of her and two other Malay teachers.

The teacher accused the headmistress of stating that the Chinese community in that area did not want Malay teachers in the school.

"The headmistress also met with the district education department in order to remove us on the grounds that Malay teachers are not good in teaching and don’t cooperate," she claimed.

Salina said she filed the report fearing for her safety and that of her two colleagues.

Meanwhile, Mersing district police chief M Kumar told Malaysiakini the case is being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which concerns words or gestures intended to insult the modesty of a person.

He also said there was no physical contact or injury with regard to the incident.

"This should not be made into a racial issue. It just so happens that the teacher is a Malay and the student's father is a Chinese.

"Initial investigations revealed the father was upset because the teacher had scolded his son," he told Malaysiakini .

The school authorities could not be reached for comment. The headmistress had cut the line when informed that a reporter was calling.