Students Of SMPN I Lebak Who Were Crushed By A Building, It Turns Out That They Are Preparing A Surprise On National Teacher's Day

The collapsed building of SMPN I Cibeber Lebak/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The roof of the SMPN I Cibeber, Lebak, Banten building collapsed, 8 students became victims. Although there were no fatalities, the victim was traumatized by the incident. The victims were rushed to the nearest health center for medical treatment.

Based on the information gathered, the victims were in the fine arts room to practice welcoming teacher's day which falls on Thursday, November 25, tomorrow. They were in the art room preparing a surprise for the teachers.

“They want to give offerings to the teachers, and celebrate Teacher's Day. That's why they practice, moreover they also won the FLS2N," explained the Principal of SMPN 1 Cibeber Heri Subiyanto when contacted by reporters.

Heri said that the collapse of the building was due to the weathered roof being added to the weather factor in the Lebak area, which recently looked extreme. Heri said the school had not used the building for 2 years. He also admitted that he did not know if the students used the room to practice.

"The students also previously had permission to practice, but did not say that they would practice in that room," he said. "Indeed, the position of the art instruments is in that room, because we moved them from the actual art room that we used yesterday for ANBK," said Heri.