Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of the House of Representatives (DPR RI)\nAlex Indra Lukman has called on all members of the school community \u2014\nteachers, education staff and pupils alike \u2014 to build a space of\ntogetherness during teaching and learning activities, so as to prevent\nactions that could end in criminal conduct.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe responsibility of schools relates not only to the curriculum,\nbut also to interactions within the school environment, both among\npupils and with their teachers,\u201d Alex Indra Lukman said in a written\nstatement issued in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the statement was made in response to the case of a\nhomemade bomb detonated by a pupil at a madrasah in Padang City on\nTuesday (14 July) at midday. The bomb was set off using a fire lighter\nduring the break at around 10.15am Western Indonesia Time (WIB), in\nfront of classroom XII IPS 7 at the school located on the outskirts of\nthe West Sumatra provincial capital.<\/p>\n
The DPR RI member representing the West Sumatra I electoral district\nexplained that, based on the investigation by the Padang Municipal\nPolice (Polresta Padang), the perpetrator \u2014 himself a registered pupil\nat the madrasah \u2014 had brought four homemade bombs to the school.\nHowever, only one was detonated, the blast of which cracked a classroom\nwall.<\/p>\n
Other pieces of evidence seized included a black box, a black bag, a\nmobile phone, firecrackers, a knife, an arrow, marbles, bolts and\nvarious other items.<\/p>\n
Alex asked parents to play a more active role in raising their\nchildren, rather than leaving the responsibility entirely to\nschools.<\/p>\n
He cited the example of instilling humanitarian values, which would\nleave a deeper imprint on a child\u2019s soul if carried out by parents at\nhome.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat way, children will grow up with a more tolerant spirit and will\nnot be inclined to bully their friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also urged investigators from Polresta Padang handling the\nhomemade bomb explosion not to disregard the child\u2019s rights as regulated\nunder the Child Protection Law, namely Law No.\u00a023 of 2002, as amended by\nLaw No.\u00a035 of 2014 and Law No.\u00a017 of 2016.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/legislator-urges-schools-to-build-harmonious-spaces-1784109449", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }