Compulsory Evening Study For Schoolkids In Thousand Islands

Schoolchildren on Untung Jawa Island in Thousand Islands face compulsory study hours at home under the supervision of neighborhood and community unit (RT and RW) heads. Untung Jawa subdistrict head Ade Slamet said the authorities had made evening study hours compulsory between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. starting on Wednesday, while the operational hours of free wifi would also be limited. “Neighborhood and community unit heads will monitor [the students]," Ade said, adding that local officials had disseminated the evening study hours through banners at strategic locations. "We also call on parents to take part in monitoring their children," he added. The officials have also limited the operation of free wifi to only between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. The wifi service previously operated from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. before eventually the residents requested the officials cut the operational hours, he added.