Ideas on uniforms welcomed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Wednesday welcomed a
\nrecommendation from two city councilors that students should
\nchange out of their uniforms into regular clothes after classes
\nin an attempt to curb the growing number of student brawls.<\/p>\n
The governor, who referred to the councilors' suggestion as \"a
\ngood idea\", planned to discuss the thought further with officials
\nfrom the city office of the Ministry of Education and Culture.<\/p>\n
\"I'll consider the recommendation and whether it could really
\nsolve the problem of the student brawls,\" he told the media.<\/p>\n
According to Sutiyoso, the escalating number of student fights
\non the streets here has worsened the face of the capital which
\nhas already been rocked by riots, crimes and protests.<\/p>\n
A day earlier, councilors Agus Waluyo and Sulaiman S.B. Ismaya
\nsuggested that the school authorities encourage their students to
\nchange their uniforms for mufti after classes as the uniforms
\nhave proved a principal factor causing the street brawls which
\ncolored the city almost every day.<\/p>\n
When contacted again on Wednesday, Agus added that if the idea
\ncould be adopted, the city administration should bring back its
\nyellow school buses to the streets again to accommodate the
\nplainclothes students.<\/p>\n
The councilor also urged the authorities to deploy the fleet
\nof 10 buses -- used everyday to transport the city administration
\nstaff back and forth to City Hall -- for the students'
\ntransportation.<\/p>\n
Agus worried that the absence of the school buses and the city
\nstaff buses would create another problem for the students.<\/p>\n
\"On the regular buses, students without their uniforms could
\nbe asked by conductors to pay the same amount as the regular
\npassengers,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The school buses had been taken off the street for quite a
\nlong time for unknown reasons. Many said that the city
\nadministration had to stop their operation due to their
\nineffectiveness.<\/p>\n
The 10 buses for the city staff have been left unused during
\nmidday hours.<\/p>\n
\"So it's possible to use them to carry the students,\" Agus
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The tariff for students is Rp 100 (one US cent) per person for
\nany buses to any destination, compared to Rp 500 for minibuses
\nand Rp 300 for buses for regular passengers.<\/p>\n
Asked to comment on Agus' idea, Sutiyoso said: \"If it can
\nsolve the problem, I won't object.\"<\/p>\n
The governor added that he would join the line of people who
\nwanted the students involved in brawls to be punished in
\naccordance with the existing laws.<\/p>\n
\"Even though they are students, they should also obey the
\nlaws.<\/p>\n
If they're found guilty, they should be punished too,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The lack of strict law enforcement against the students, he
\nsaid, would only lead to more street brawls in the capital. (ind)<\/p>",
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