The Jakarta Smart Card (KJP), which entitles schoolchildren to receive financial aid for their education, will not be given out to children whose parents are smokers, and for good reason.
Jakarta’s Financial and Regional Asset Management Head Heru Budi Hartono said that parents who can afford to buy cigarettes will be considered as having the financial means to send their children to school.
“The large amount of money [to buy cigarettes] should be prioritized for their children’s education. That’s why one of the criteria for a student to receive the KJP is that their parents can’t be smokers,” Heru told Warta Kota yesterday.
Heru added that the budget for the KJP in 2015 has been approved and will be given to the cardholders soon.
So if any parents out there need a reason to butt out, this might be it. As hard as quitting smoking can be, it’s only logical to stop a deadly addiction for the sake of your children’s education.
