Military school to be reopened

Military school to be reopened

The City Military has announced plans to reopen the military
school for delinquent students due to the significant increase of
high school student brawls and delinquency incidents recorded in
the past few weeks.

"We'll open the school again with or without financial
support," City Military Commander Maj. Gen. A.M. Hendropriyono
assured reporters on Thursday.

The schools, established at district military offices in and
around the city, have been closed for months for several reasons,
including financial problems.

The latest brawls involved students from the privately-owned
STM Penerbangan (aviation vocational school) and their next door
neighbors from SMA Purnama, a privately-owned high school, on
Wednesday afternoon.

Two crime reporters who covered the clash at the scene were
threatened and forced to hand over their cameras and jackets.

A total of 23 students were detained for questioning by the
South Jakarta police. (bsr)