Greater attention to education needed

Greater attention to education needed

From Kompas

Heavy rains caused the collapse of school buildings in Tangerang, Banten, recently. The ruined Cikupa IV primary school was even used by commercial sex workers as a site for their business transactions before local authorities stepped in.

Twenty students were injured in the collapse of a secondary school in Serang. These two cases indicate how education in this country requires greater attention from the government and society.

In this context, teachers, students and local branches of the Indonesian Teachers Association should demand improvements in education, particularly in terms of infrastructure. Local communities should also support this demand.

With regional autonomy, mayors and regents no longer need to wait for directions from the central government, in this case the Ministry of National Education. In solving regional problems, mayors and regents should be proactive, with the support of the public.

JW. WARDOYO Semarang