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West Java starts curfew for students, cuts school days
Students in West Java are banned from being outside from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., while students involved in brawls during curfew will not receive medical bill assistance from the provincial administration.
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Controversial methods: West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi (third left) speaks with students on May 5 while inspecting a character and discipline training camp at a military education center in West Bandung regency, West Java. Hundreds of students from various regions across West Java found to be involved in street brawls, motorbike gangs or addicted to online games have been sent to undergo an intensive training led by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel for at least 14 days. (Antara/Abdan Syakura)
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est Java province has implemented a curfew for students starting on Monday, preventing their presence outside their homes from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The decision was conveyed through West Java Gubernatorial Letter No. 51/PA.03/Disdik which was addressed to all regents and mayors in the province, asking them to coordinate the new policy down to the district, subdistrict and village levels.
“The curfew regulation starts in June, limiting students’ activities outside their houses from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.,” West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi told a press conference on Monday, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Dedi said the provincial administration would not provide any assistance for students who were involved in brawls during the curfew.
“If there is a West Java student who is involved in brawls and must be hospitalized, the West Java provincial administration will not assist with paying the bills,” he said.
Students are still allowed to go out at night if they are participating in official educational activities from their schools, as well as religious or social activities with consent from their parents, or if they are accompanied by their parents.
The regulation is also relaxed on the eve of weekends and national holidays.
