Bekasi makes study time compulsory

Tue, 04/15/2008 11:37 AM  |  City

BEKASI: The Bekasi municipality administration will force students to allocate at least one hour in the evening to review school lessons or finish homework.

"My office is still drafting the regulation on study time," said Mayor Mochtar Mohamad, as quoted by Tempointeraktif.com on Monday.

The regulation, he said, would be issued on May 2, in time for National Education Day.

Elementary and high school students will have to study from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., either at home or in groups along with classmates living in the same neighborhood.

During study time, no TV, game consoles, visiting shopping malls or going to entertainment centers will be allowed.

"The study time must be effective," Mochtar said.

He failed to mention what punishments would be imposed on students who did not comply. -- JP

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