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F
atal bullying cases continue to haunt schools in Indonesia despite a regulation issued by the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry last year aimed at preventing violence at educational institutions.
A 15-year-old student at Islamic junior high school Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Situbondo regency, East Java, died recently after he was beaten by nine other students.
The assault left the victim in a coma, and he was hospitalized for a week before passing away on Sunday.
Just a few days prior, Aldelia Rahma, a 10-year-old elementary student from Padang Pariaman Regency in West Sumatra, died after her classmate set her on fire a few months ago.
On the day of the incident, Aldelia and her classmates were ordered by teachers to clean up their classroom and to burn the trash they collected in the school’s backyard.
Aldelia was standing next to the burning trash pile when a male student, identified only as R, suddenly doused her with gasoline, and she immediately caught fire.
The girl suffered burn wounds on 35 percent of her body and underwent four different surgeries before eventually succumbing to her injuries last Friday.
