Lombok students to stay in dorms

Lombok students to stay in dorms

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Lombok Education and Culture Office will build dormitories in Sekotong and Lombok Barat districts next year to accommodate elementary school students from remote areas.

The office's head, M. Ishak, said that the dormitories would help children focus on their study without having to walk for several kilometers to reach their schools.

"There are hundreds of elementary students living in remote areas and in the mountains. Most of them are from poor families so we plan to put the students in the dorms," he said.

Ishak said that his office would discuss the students' living cost with the local government and some foster parents. --Antara