Teachers strike, students neglected

Teachers strike, students neglected

INDRAMAYU, West Java: Thousands of elementary school students
in Indramayu regency were neglected on Friday as their teachers
went on a strike to demand the local legislative council accept
the 2003 accountability report of Regent Irianto MS Syafiuddin.

Students said they were given a day off by their schools and
it was not the first time they had had such a holiday, as their
teachers had previously demonstrated in support of the regent.

Responding to the rally, local councillors accused the regent
of mobilizing and exploiting the teachers to put pressure on the
council to further his political interests. --JP