Students oppose school relocation

Students oppose school relocation

SEMARANG: Hundreds of students and teachers of two vocational
schools SMK 7 and SMK 8 staged a rally here on Friday to protest
Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip's plan to relocate the schools.

The mayor offered the schools around Rp 120 billion as
compensation for their 3.8-hectare land and buildings located in
the Simpang Lima business area.

The plan, initiated last September, caused anxiety among
students and teachers. In 2003, they had also held a similar
protest.

Similarly, some students and teachers of junior high school
SMP 56 in Jakarta made headlines recently as they opposed the
governor's decision to relocate them. --JP