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Is this the most dangerous school run in the world?
A group of elementary students cross a broken bridge to get home after completing exams at school in Pariaman, Indonesia.
Daring ... school kids clamber over the precarious structure
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By TOM GOODENOUGH
Published: 22nd April 2013

IT’S certainly a school run where you could do with a 4x4.

But this group of kids making their way to lessons have to manage on their own two feet.

The intrepid children must cross a broken bridge to get home to their village on the west coast of Indonesia.

School children
Adventure ... many locals are too worried to use the bridge, but these school kids seem not to mind
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After widespread destruction following an earthquake in 2008, the bridge has been in tatters ever since.

And although many villagers are too afraid to cross it in case it snaps, this group of pupils seem to enjoy the challenge of getting to lessons.

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Splash ... the group have a suitable excuse for being late to lessons
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The photographs were taken close to the remote Sumua Bana village.

The group of kids were making their way back from an exam at their school.

And somewhat ironically, the name of the town where their school is based, Pariaman, translates as “safe area”.

Bridge
Earthquake zone ... the bridge has been in a state of disrepair for several years
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For the pupils crossing the river, however, one false step could see them — and their homework — plunge into the water below.

But at the very least, their intrepid journey should give them a good excuse if they are late to lessons.

Sumbernya: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4898709/schoolchildren-face-dangerous-trip-to-class-in-indonesia.html#ixzz2REu05qbm