Forcing students to run around in the heat while wearing face masks is an "archaic" form of punishment and highly inappropriate, said the Parent Action Group for Education (Page).

This comes after a 15-year-old female student at Sekolah Menengah Foon Yew in Kulai, Johor had to be admitted to a hospital for heart palpitations after she and her classmates were told to run 30 laps around a volleyball court last week for failing to finish their homework.

Page chairperson Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said....