TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Education Agency chief Lasro Marbun said his institution was revising the criteria of Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) recipients to prevent the maldistribution of the KJP cards from recurring. Lasro said it was difficult to implement the standards set by the World Health Organization, which categorizes poor students based on calorie intake, as the base of the criteria.
The WHO defines that the minimum daily calorie intake for a person is 2,000-2,500 calorie per day. Lasro explained that the new standards would be based on factual data. After the standards have been made, homeroom teachers will verify the students to pinpoint who will receive the KJP cards.
“Homeroom teachers must identify students who deserve the KJP cards,” Lasro said on Friday, April 11, 2014.
Cases of KJP mismanagement have been detected in a number of high schools in Jakarta. Responding to this issue, Lasro is restructuring the KJP management and mulling over establishing a supervisory body using a budget worth US$58.3 million.
LINDA HAIRANI
