Dear Supporters,

Thank you for continuing to stand with us. Three key media articles were published this week that shine a light on the unresolved questions surrounding Jenna Chan’s death during a school expedition, and the broader systemic issues that remain unaddressed:

📄 CNA: MOE will not intervene despite student’s death
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sji-international-student-death-maldives-school-trip-moe-5239501

📄 The Online Citizen: Parents demand answers from SJII
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/07/16/sjii-under-scrutiny-as-parents-demand-answers-in-wake-of-students-death-on-maldives-school-trip/

📄 CNA: Jenna’s parents speak out
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sji-international-parents-jenna-chan-death-maldives-5241501

These reports confirm what many of us feared: there is no legal requirement for any authority in Singapore to independently investigate when something goes catastrophically wrong during a privately funded school (PFS) trip—even when a student dies.

 
🔍 Why the PFS Loophole Must Be Closed

PFS institutions operate outside the direct regulatory control applied to public and government-aided schools. They are not obligated to:

• Report serious incidents like deaths to the Ministry of Education (MOE);
• Subject their overseas activities to independent risk audits;
• Comply with national safety standards or travel protocols.
  
  

In Jenna’s case, SJII stated it followed its internal policies. But there’s no indication those policies were benchmarked against international safety standards or externally verified. MOE has said it will not intervene, as the school operated within its own framework. MOE has its own reasons for its position—but in matters involving student safety and loss of life, those reasons warrant closer public scrutiny.

 
⚠️ What’s at Risk

This is not about one school. It’s about systemic failure. Until this loophole is addressed:

Schools can resume overseas trips without proving any safety reform;
There’s no external review or accountability after serious incidents;
Parents remain unaware of the real risks involved.
 
📝 What You Can Do

Help us fix this before another child is lost:

👉 Sign and share the petition: https://www.change.org/Close_the_PFS_Loophole

Together, we can turn grief into action and push for reforms that honour Jenna’s life and protect other students.

With gratitude,
Alan C