Proposal for Renovating Damaged School Refused

The building condition of State Elementary School 14 Malakasari, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta is worrying. Three classrooms are having serious damage. Ironically, the damage is never been repaired.

The budget of ours was always rejected. We had proposed four times, but always ended with same decision. Other schools proposal with good condition was approved

Three classrooms were damaged after gradually collapsing in June 2013 to February 2014. The worst condition is seen in classroom VI due to its perforated roof. While in classroom IV, the ceiling is dislodged, the door, window, and canopy are porous.

Isti Faiyah, school principal, admitted that she had repeatedly requested for school renovation. Indeed, officers of East Jakarta Primary Education Sub-dept. and Jakarta Education Department have reviewed the school.

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"The budget of ours was always rejected. We had proposed four times, but always ended with same decision. Other schools proposal with good condition was approved," Faiyah said, Tuesday (4/15).

East Jakarta Head Dept. of Primary Education, Nasrudin, disclosed that the school damage is categorized as first priority (urgent).

Another proposal was submitted and received by Bapeda on February 6, 2014. In fact, the priority was changed suddenly into priority five.

"Hopefully, the school could be renovated as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, it does not listed in 2014 budget. We plan to submit again in 2014 budget amendment," he expressed.