Storm wrecks school in Bekasi<\/p>\n
BEKASI (JP): Students of an elementary school in Bekasi, on
\nthe eastern outskirts of the city, are now studying in the
\nteacher's room because their classrooms were heavily damaged by
\na storm on Monday.<\/p>\n
The school principal, Aji Rajiman, said that there was no
\nother alternative but conduct classes in the teacher's room,
\notherwise the students would have to be given an extended
\nvacation.<\/p>\n
\"The 200 students, from the first to sixth grades, temporarily
\nhave to study in the teacher's room which was only slightly
\ndamaged by the storm,\" Rajiman said.<\/p>\n
\"I don't know how long this will last,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Rajiman said the school, located in Talok, Banjar Sari
\nvillage, Sukatani district, had four of its five schoolrooms
\nbadly damaged by wind when a storm struck the Bekasi area during
\na heavy rain on Monday. It was the first day of the 1994\/95
\nacademic year for elementary and secondary schools.<\/p>\n
No one was injured or killed in the incident as it occurred
\nafter school hours.<\/p>\n
\"The school building is now askew with one wall cracked,\"
\nRajiman said, adding that the roof-tiles and some wooden planks
\nfrom the four classrooms were carried away by the wind.<\/p>\n
Rajiman said the case had been reported to the Bekasi regency
\nadministration. The Sukatani district office, which oversees the
\nTalok area, has promised to tackle the problem but said that the
\nstudents must study in nearby residents' houses for the time
\nbeing because it would take some time to renovate the school.
\n(12\/jsk)<\/p>",
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