Students stand for lessons<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): Sixty-seven secondary students of SD Kebon
\nBaru at Ketapang village of Mauk district are studying on their
\nfeet in a tiny, emergency 'classroom' of the principal's official
\nhome.<\/p>\n
Deputy principal Maman said here on Saturday that the first
\nand second grade students had learned under the poor conditions
\nfor two years since the old roof of the building broke down and
\ndamaged everything inside the students' three classes.<\/p>\n
\"Nothing, including the desks and chairs, could be rescued,\"
\nhe recalled.<\/p>\n
The school has two separate buildings. The first was built in
\n1963, while the other one with the collapsed roof was constructed
\nin 1986.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old school is still used by remaining students
\nalthough the roof has deteriorated dramatically and the wooden
\npillars have been eaten by termites.<\/p>\n
\"One classroom is not used at all. The remaining three have
\n574 students from this village crammed in them,\" Maman said.<\/p>\n
\"We have reported all these cases to the local education
\nministry office but still they give no response. They only said
\nrepairs would be conducted after the general election,\" said
\nMaman.<\/p>\n
He said, the 67 students have to stand on their feet while
\nlearning in the packed makeshift \"classroom\" at the principal's
\nhouse located behind the school.<\/p>\n
\"The local education office should do something for the sake
\nof these village students,\" Maman said.<\/p>\n
He added that the Tangerang administration claimed repairs
\ncould not be made as long as the 1.4-hectare land on which both
\nbuildings stood, was still owned by an individual.<\/p>\n
Mauk district head Asmawi already said, however, that the
\nland owner, Inang, donated the land to the school.<\/p>\n
\"The land's been given to the school, so why not start making
\nthe repairs,\" Asmawi said.<\/p>\n
The other major problem of the school is the shortage of
\nteachers, Maman added.<\/p>\n
\"We have only nine teachers, and I myself have two roles here,
\nas teacher and night guard for the school,\" he said. (41\/ylt)<\/p>",
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