KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- Students struggling with bullying should seek justice through their schools first before bringing their grievances to the Anti-Bullying Tribunal (TAB), said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

Azalina said the TAB would also evaluate the complaints received before accepting the relevant cases for mediation to prevent it from being overwhelmed with the high volume of complaints.

She said the TAB serves as a deterrence measure, similar to the Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal (TAGS) established in March 2024, and would function as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism outside the schools and courts.

However, she also stressed that the TAB ...