Students' safety

Students' safety

From Kompas

I would like to have the attention of the authorities in
Jakarta for the safety of high school students going to and from
school. I think my feelings are shared by the majority of
students' parents in the capital city. Student brawls occur
nearly everyday and have claimed a lot of victims. Student
behavior is becoming excessively violent.

Until today we have never seen a definite solution to the
problem. The irony is that innocent students often become victims
of the fights. As a parent of schoolchildren I wish that the
eradication of student delinquency would become one of the basic
agendas of the Jakarta Administration in making Jakarta one of
the safest cities in the world.

We are aware that Jakarta's new governor and military district
commander have already taken steps to make Jakarta a better place
to live in. With the support of the community the efforts will
hopefully expand to other sectors.

ARBITER G. SIMORANGKIR

Jakarta