Principal sells school books

Principal sells school books

AMBON, Maluku: A school principal has reportedly sold books and school supplies provided by the government for the Togutil tribe in the Wongongira village, Tobelo subdistrict.

"What the principal did was wrong," Zua Fasihu, head of the provincial office of the Ministry of Education, told Antara yesterday. However, "we haven't received written reports about this incident. Once we have, we'll take action".

The items were shipped to the subdistrict by the ministry as part of its campaign to educate the mostly illiterate tribespeople.

Lukas Gasa, a member of the tribe, told the news agency that the elementary school principal, identified only as JR, sold the books instead of distributing them for free. (swe)