Steps to stop student brawls

Steps to stop student brawls

From Republika

High school student brawls have lately reached unprecedented levels. They take place nearly every day. Each area in Jakarta is forced to deal with resulting traffic jams. The students do not only create unrest by their actions, they seem to use the momentum of brawls to commit criminal acts, too. The greatest irony is that the students, who should show better behavior due to their education, display impudence.

I am greatly concerned, and would like to forward the following points for consideration by those handling such problems.

1. Assign a duty officer among the teachers to supervise the situation.

2. Ask the students who do not take part in brawls to report to the teacher on duty instead of going home for student monitoring purposes.

3. The local police station must take an active part in reporting the brawls in their area.

4. Concrete and strict sanctions must be given to students who participate in brawls. If necessary, the students can be suspended from school.

Hopefully, implementation of the above measures would be sufficiently effective in discouraging students from brawling. At least the measures can serve as shock therapy to them. It is better to make a small sacrifice than to be haunted by unrest and fear, surrounded by traffic jams and unsafe street conditions, while there are no visible steps taken toward a solution to the daily brawls on the streets.

DEDY MACHMUD

Jakarta