Students flee Sekolah Rakyat in Central Java just one week into orientation


Students at Sekolah Rakyat 17 senior high school in Surakarta, Central Java, share a meal together in the school’s dining hall. - Photo: The Jakarta Post/ courtesy of Central Java administration

JAKARTA: Several students from two separate Sekolah Rakyat (community schools) have fled their boarding facilities just a week after beginning orientation at the newly established institutions.

Five students from Sekolah Rakyat senior high school in Temanggung Regency, Central Java, ran away from their boarding school over the weekend, reportedly due to homesickness and discomfort with the school environment.

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