Students protest exam rerun<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of students of a state senior high
\nschool here staged a rally at the local education and culture
\noffice on Monday to protest the government's plan to make them
\nresit their final exams.<\/p>\n
The demonstration, which proceeded under the watchful eyes of
\nthe police, began at 8 a.m. local time and lasted until midday.
\nNo violence occurred during the rally, just an acrimonious debate
\nbetween the students and the head of the office, Beratha Subawa.<\/p>\n
\"If the decision is deemed unavoidable, to be fair it must
\napply to all senior high schools in the province, not just those
\nin Denpasar,\" a student said.<\/p>\n
The government ordered the students to resit the exam after
\nanswers to last Monday's examinations on mathematics and civics
\nwere leaked.<\/p>\n
Another student questioned on Monday why his school was
\naffected by the decision since the leak was found in another
\nschool.<\/p>\n
After hours of debate, both the office and the students agreed
\nthat students would resit the examination on the two subjects on
\nSaturday. The office had suggested it take place on Monday.<\/p>\n
Beratha told Antara that the cost to the office for a rerun of
\nthe exam would be Rp 100 million (US$12,700). The fund will be
\nused to print 193,865 questionnaire sheets.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating the leak.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/students-protest-exam-rerun-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }