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Pupils carry free nutritious meal packages past a classroom with a collapsed roof at SD Tanggirejo state elementary school in Tegowanu, Grobogan, Central Java, on July 21, 2026. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
The government has begun renovating a severely damaged elementary school in Grobogan, Central Java, six months after its deteriorating condition emerged and only days after a photograph of its crumbling classrooms went viral, reigniting criticism over the country’s education spending priorities.The revitalization of SD Tanggirejo state elementary school started on Saturday, according to a statement issued the same day by the Presidential Secretariat.
The school's deteriorating condition had forced its 131 pupils to share the few remaining usable rooms, including the prayer room, which were converted into temporary classrooms and used on a rotating schedule by six classes.
