Students protest fee hike

Students protest fee hike

BOGOR (JP): Some 600 students of Manunggal Vocational High
School on Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor in Cibinong walked out of class
on Wednesday to protest a school fee hike.

The students urged school management to fulfill its promise to
provide sport facilities and lower the apprenticeship fee.

"Every year the foundation increases the school fee by Rp
32,000 to Rp 37,000, and the current apprenticeship fee at Rp
200,000 is unaffordable," one of the students, Merry, said.

The students also deplored the school's decision to fire six
teachers this year.

Head of the school foundation Nurdin Kusnadi and principal
Subadri could not be reached for comment.

The students threatened to continue their protest if their
demands were not met. (21/lup)