Teachers moonlight for a living

Teachers moonlight for a living

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Teachers posted on Pasaran Island have to spend whatever spare time they have doing extra work to supplement their income and pay for sea transportation.

Antara reported on Saturday that a number of teachers have had to open food stalls, sell petrol by the roadside, fish, or even become construction workers.

"We wouldn't be able to sustain our family by relying on our salary alone...Most of it is spent on sea transportation (to reach the school on the island)," said Bahrun Bahtiar, principal of an elementary school.

Two other teachers, Mauludi and Yusuf, concurred with Bahrun. "It's something we have to accept as part and parcel of being teachers," Mauludi said. "Our moonlighting jobs help us financially," he added. (swe)