Violence at school

Violence at school

In response to an article published on Oct. 14, 2003, titled
Teacher orders pupils to whip nine-year-old, I would like to give
my strong reaction. How come the teacher of Remban state
elementary school in South Sumatra, initially named as Sa, 27,
ordered classmates of a nine-year-old boy to take turns beating
the child with a whip, recently? I think there is something wrong
with the teacher's attitude.

In addition, the school principal should be held fully
responsible for his actions. Besides, the school principal
already knew that the teacher had been involved in two previous
attacks on his students. There was no reason to turn a blind eye
and forget all about it. They must take responsibility for this.

The school principal, however, should have had the courage to
report Sa to the authorities, especially the local police, to
take immediate action against him, in order to establish justice
and security for all humankind.

Education needs a human touch, love and care in order to
produce good human resources. Violence is not part of the
educational system in Indonesia. It is very old-fashioned to
implement such a brutal and violent system. What we need now is a
good example from teachers to show students a good attitude and
behavior in order to create civilized human resources.

AGUNG RIYANTO
Bandung