[LorenC]

"See Constitution of Republic of Indonesia (Undang-Undang Dasar Republik Indonesia 1945), Chapter 13, Law No. 62 of 1958 (all citizens of Indonesia have a right to education)"

OK, so Indonesian citizens have a right to education. That's swell. What, however, is the source of the claim that non-citizens were not allowed to attend Indonesian schools?

[patlin]

Indonesia was under tight rule and was a Police State at the time. Constitution of Republic of Indonesia (Undang-Undang Dasar Republik Indonesia 1945), Law No. 62 of 1958. Note, it says 1945, but some things have been updated.

http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,LEGISLATION,IDN,4562d8cf2,3ae6b4ec8,0.html

Now, there were other(private international) schools, such as that, that supposedly Ann Dunham was trying to get a job in per her statements in the passport records of Lolo Soetoro, but we do know for a fact that Obama attended Indonesian schools, not private ones that were vedry expensive. Here is a report from 2001. Why anyone in their right mind would take a child to this place during a time of revolution is beyond my comprehension. But then, I was raised as a patriotic American, not a communist sympathizer.

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?page=country&docid=3e2ebaeb4&skip=0&coi=IDN&querysi=education&searchin=fulltext&display=10&sort=relevance

[patlin]

“‘The Indonesian Citizenship Law states that children’s citizenship is derived solely from the citizenship of the father. Children of citizen mothers and foreign fathers are considered foreigners and require visas to remain in the country until the age of 18, at which time they may apply for citizenship. They are prohibited from attending public schools and must attend private, international schools, which usually are more expensive.’”

The information is accredited to the U.S. State Department, however no link is given