Church group members harass student for days

They approach him outside school, ask for handphone number, then keep calling and sending SMSes
By Veena Bharwani
May 28, 2009

THEY hang around outside secondary schools and approach students.
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The New Paper, 15 Apr

These men then give Bibles to the students and talk to them about God.

The men, usually in their 30s, then ask the students for their handphone numbers and urge them to attend cell group meetings in their church.

This is what some students from Greenview Secondary in Pasir Ris have encountered over the past few years. This is not the only school that has seen religious groups right outside their school gates.

Last month, The New Paper reported that two men were distributing religious materials to students from Shuqun Secondary just outside the school in Jurong.

Teen sent to home, mum moves in too

She wanted to stay close to wayward daughter in shelter
By Genevieve Jiang
May 05, 2009

WHEN her 13-year-old daughter ended up in a shelter for troubled teens and juvenile delinquents eight years ago, Madam Priyanut Phasuk was determined to be by her side.
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MULTIPLE ROLES: Madam Priyanut is cook, housemother and cooking teacher at Andrew and Grace Home. TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA

The day after the girl was sent to the Andrew and Grace Home, Madam Priyanut packed her bags and asked the shelter's staff for permission to stay with her.