Preventing student brawls

Preventing student brawls

From Neraca

On Oct. 3, in the Jatinegara area of Nusantara cinema and
Kebon Pala, a high school student brawl broke out. The brawl was
highly ferocious and scared passersby and residents. Fortunately,
Police and Armed Forces personnel came quickly to the rescue.

Public transport vehicles to Senen became scarce. Traders and
shoppers at the flea market at Urip Soemohardjo fled to safer
quarters on account of stones as big as a man's fist being
thrown. Motorists did not move for fear of damage to their
vehicles.

It is sad to see students going berserk without cause or only
because of difficulty in getting public transportation.
Preventive measures need to be taken to ward off such
destructiveness. Schools should provide buses at reduced rates.
They should also organize competitions between schools to make
the students competitive in spirit.

WAWAN

Jakarta