The spectre of polarisation rears its ugly head and two prominent personalities have suggested they be closed for a single education system. Supported by Malay NGOs, they claimed that vernacular schools have been the cause of racial polarisation in the country.<br /><br />We speak to four other personalities, versed in the field of education for their views on this claim.<br /><br />The four are:<br /><br />Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperions, Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) <br /><br />S Pasupathy, President Tamil Foundation<br /><br />Azmi Sharom, Law lecturer<br /><br />Kua Kia Soong, Author, educator and human rights activist