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