Jakarta Globe | April 26, 2011
Indonesian authorities are yet to decide whether or not a pregnant 11-year-old girl will be able to sit national examinations along with the rest of her classmates.
Supriyadi, the principal of an elementary school in Singowangi village, East Java, was quoted by Detik.com as saying that village officials, the school committee and teachers had agreed that the student, identified as WDE, should be allowed to sit the examinations beginning on Monday.
The final decision, however, rested with the Education Office, he said.
Muhammad Talqin, head of the office, could not be reached for comment, the news portal reported.
The girl has been allowed to sit the school’s final examinations, a requirement to take the national tests, though she was housed in a separate room.
Supriyadi said the school had enrolled the student in the national examinations because “there is no law against pregnant students taking the exams or school test.”
The principal said the girl’s teachers had known she was pregnant for about two months, though she had refused to disclose who the father was.
di 26 apr 2011 - 17:31