Aviation students run away from seniors

Aviation students run away from seniors

TANGERANG: Three freshmen at the Indonesian State Aviation
School (STPI) at Flight Training Center (PLP) in Curug,
Tangerang regency, ran away from the boarding school saying they
could no longer stand being extorted by bullying seniors.

The three majored in aviation engineering.

They were reported to the police as missing on Friday. The
school authorities said they were last seen on Wednesday evening.

One of three only left a note of apology to his parents,
explaining that he could no longer stay at the school as some
seniors persistently extorted the juniors, Curug Police chief
Adj. Insp. Al Tobing said on Saturday.

STPI deputy rector Prawoto said the school had expelled four
seniors for abusing their juniors in April.

"There should be no violence in this school ... we will expel
more if necessary. I hope other students will help us find out
what has been going on," he said. -- JP