Parents protest enrollment procedure

Parents protest enrollment procedure

BEKASI: More than 60 parents from Pekayon, Bekasi rallied in
front of the Bekasi regional council on Thursday to protest the
enrollment procedure at the regency's SMU Negeri 8.

The protesters said the enrollment committee had unofficially
accepted students who did not pass the entrance test.

Accepting some 320 new students, the school has reportedly
left one class empty. "Why would they do that when so many junior
high school graduates are keen on entering the school," Sri, one
of the parents, said.

Sri Gunada, principal of SMU Negeri 8 Bekasi, admitted that
there was an empty class, but said the school committee would
handle the matter. -- Antara