Bandung City Larang Lato-lato Played At School

JAKARTA - The Bandung City Education Office, West Java, has prohibited all students from carrying toys that are not related to teaching and learning activities. This means that including lato-lato, it is also strictly prohibited from entering school.

"To prevent unwanted conditions, the Education Office issued a circular prohibiting carrying toys that are not related to the teaching and learning process in schools," said Head of the Bandung Hikmat City Education Office, Ginanjar in Bandung City, Tuesday, January 10, quoted by Antara.

He said that children's popular lato-lato toys should not be played during teaching and learning activities in schools, but may be played outside the school environment.

Hikmat also conveyed the importance of the citizens of the education unit and parents of students jointly supervising the use of toys by children.

"Also you need to be wise in playing it, so it doesn't disturb other people. Of course it can be played in the right place," he said.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Bandung City Education Office, Tantan Surya Santana, said that schools did not prohibit students from having lato-lato, but only prohibited the use of toys during teaching and learning activities in schools.

"Not only lato-lato, but all games, both conventional and digital, should be played outside of school," said Tantan.