State Elementary School Menteng 01
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| SDN Menteng 01 | |
| Established | 1934 |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Principal Vice Principal Deputy Headmaster |
Kuswadijanto Akmad Solichin Hardi Priyono |
| Enrollment | 478 |
| Location | Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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State Elementary School Menteng 01 (Indonesian: Sekolah Dasar Nasional (SDN) Menteng 01), also known as SDN Besuki or the Basuki school, is an Indonesian public school in Menteng, Jakarta.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1934 by the Dutch colonial administration and was reserved for the children of the Dutch and Indonesian nobility. The Indonesian government took over administration of the school in 1962, and it was then run by the Raden Saleh Foundation.[1]
[edit] Barack Obama
The Basuki School made headlines in the Insight magazine "madrassa" media controversy of January 2006, when Barack Obama—an alumnus (1969 -1971)[2] and United States Senator, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate in the 2008 election—was alleged by Insight, a weekly internet magazine owned by the Unification Church, to have attended a "madrassah" (a radical, Muslim school). Appearing on January 17, 2007, it cited unnamed sources allegedly close to the campaign of Hillary Clinton, also a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination.[3] The story received widespread coverage, especially on Fox News and Glenn Beck on CNN Headline News.[3][2]
CNN Senior International Correspondent John Vause visited the school and debunked the claim that it was a "madrassah."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Prodita Sabarini. 2007, January 31. "Impish Obama couldn't sit still, says school pal." The Jakarta Post.
- ^ a b c CNN. 2007, January 23. "CNN debunks false report about Obama."
- ^ a b Howard Kurtz. 2007, January 23. "Disputes Claim That Obama Attended Islamic School." Washington Post.
