Confusion over School Zoning

The zoning system applicable this coming school year for student enrollment has triggered protests. The system places students at a disadvantage, and no infrastructure support is yet in place.

July 11, 2017

Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy's cellular phone rang while he was leading a meeting to discuss the educational fund management agency. No caller ID appeared on the cell phone. "The caller was a student in Nunukan complaining about the zoning system," he told Tempo the next day.

The student introduced herself to Muhadjir as Anggita. She had just graduated from State Middle School I (SMP I) in the Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan

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