Medan welcomes fleeing teachers<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Teachers fleeing East Timor for safety
\nwill be eligible to teach at schools here, the local educational
\noffice announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
The office head, Abdul Muin Harahap, said for the time being
\nonly teachers who were North Sumatrans would be helped. They
\nwould be posted to areas where there were vacancies, or sent back
\nto their birthplaces.<\/p>\n
\"(Acts of) terror and threats aimed at teachers in East Timor
\nhave wreaked havoc to our national educational system. That's why
\nwe offer a way out for those who fall victim to the political
\ntension there,\" Harahap said.<\/p>\n
He said the migrant teachers would not be subject to any
\nexpenses, but they would face legal consequences if they were
\nfound counterfeiting diplomas or other documents in their
\napplications.<\/p>\n
The Forum for East Timor Teachers Brotherhood, the
\norganization which carries out the teachers' relocation program,
\nhas helped 76 North Sumatrans return to their hometowns from the
\ntroubled former Portuguese colony. The teachers are expected to
\nstart work next month. (39)<\/p>",
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