Forced to study while sleepy


Early start: Students arriving at 5am to start lessons at a senior high school in Kupang, Indonesia. — Photo taken from social media

For more than a week, senior high school student Desi Dopung Tonung has woken up at 4am, or 4.30am at the latest, to attend her first lesson at 5.30am.

While school starts 1½ hours earlier, the final-year student must stick to her usual bedtime as she attends extra evening online courses whose schedule remains unchanged, pushing her into sleep deprivation.

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