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Parents accompany children on first day of school
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Teachers at Elementary School SDN-01 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, welcome students and parents on the first day of school on Monday. (kompas.com/Kahfi Dirga Cahya)
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arents on Monday in their droves accompanied their children for their first day of school, especially those starting out at elementary school.
“My child has been preparing himself since 4: 30 a.m. He ate breakfast and drank some milk,” said a mother called Nur, accompanying her child at Elementary School SDN-01 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday.
Kompas.com reported that dozens of people had crowded the school since early Monday.
Nur said her child was excited about attending school to immediately attend the school, adding however that she was unwilling to send him off by himself on his first day.
She said that he and her husband, Solahudin, had left their home at 5:30 a.m. to make sure that they arrived at the school on time.
“We want him to comfortably adapt to the new place and meet with new friends,” said Nur, an entrepreneur.
Meanwhile, teachers were queuing near the school gate to welcome the new students at the school, an alma mater of US President Barack Obama.
Previously, Education and Culture Minister Anies Baswedan advised parents in a circular to accompany their children to their schools and said he would tolerate employees at his ministry coming late to work.
“We see it as important for the parents to have plenty of time so that they can focus on their children's first day of school,” the minister said. (bbn)
