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The leadership workshop trainer jailed last week for asking a 15-year-old student for indecent photos has been fired by his company and discharged by the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Tay Yi Hui, 28, had chatted with the teenager on Instagram after he finished a workshop at the boy’s school on May 30 last year, and asked him to send him a photo of himself in his underwear.
Tay was jailed for two months.
On Monday, a spokesperson for the MOE told The New Paper that all instructors providing sustained services to schools here must register with the MOE and must be assessed as suitable before doing so.
She said the ministry takes a serious view of instructors who do not behave appropriately during their interactions with students and will not hesitate to take necessary action against them.
She said Tay was quickly discharged from the MOE after the teen’s school filed a police report, and is no longer allowed to serve in MOE schools.
The spokesperson said: “All instructors providing services to schools are expected to conduct themselves professionally and adhere to the Ministry of Education guidelines on appropriate conduct.
“This includes not engaging in indecent or offensive actions of a sexual nature, or attempting to establish an inappropriate relationship with a student.”
In Tay’s case, the boy did not send a photo and reported the matter to his teacher.
High Achievers Training Consultancy, Tay’s employer at the time of his crime, said Tay was self-employed.
After the firm was informed of the incident on June 13 last year, an investigation was launched and Tay’s services were terminated the next day.
The firm also provided a report of the incident to the teen’s school.
A company spokesperson said: “High Achievers took a serious view of the misconduct and did not hesitate to take disciplinary action against the coach, who did not meet our standards of conduct and discipline.”
He said the firm requires all of its trainers to undergo a mandatory briefing on the code of conduct prior to each training session, adding, “High Achievers takes seriously the trust placed in us as educators, and the safety of the students is our priority. “
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