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