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