JAKARTA: Several students from two separate Sekolah Rakyat (community schools) have fled their boarding facilities just a week after beginning orientation at the newly established institutions.

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, for example, students must complete 11 general education courses —nearly as many as some majors require.

Sue Williams says the late music legend visited her home to meet a student with cerebral palsy.

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