Students protest tuition hike

Students protest tuition hike

BOGOR, West Java: About 2,000 PGRI 4 high school students
staged a protest on Thursday, demanding the monthly school fee be
decreased from Rp 36,000 (US$5.30) to Rp 30,000.

The monthly tuition fee was initially Rp 20,000 but was raised
to Rp 30,000, plus Rp 6,000 for computer lessons.

A group of students gathered at Jambu Dua Plaza before
marching to their school on Jl. Ciremai in North Bogor district.
The students then sat in the school yard, yelling out their
demands.

Students also demanded that the school management repair
computers, provide extra curricular equipment and prayer
facilities and revoke the obligation to buy books from teachers.

Principle Hamid Said tried to persuade the students to be
tolerant, saying: "It is impossible to lower the school fee due
to high operational costs."

Further discussions with the school's management is pending.
(21/edt)