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)