The Batam Education Agency has expelled two students from SMPN 21 state junior high school who were following their religious beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses by refusing to salute the national flag, sing the anthem, or attend religion classes. The junior high school's head of committee, Dadang, told The Jakarta Post that the students, who were in their final year, have abstained from the activities in question since they first started at the school. "We had organized a series of meetings to discuss this issue, but their parents keep defending their actions by saying they did it because of their beliefs. However, they want their kids to keep studying at this school," he said. Dadang added that the first meeting occurred on Nov. 20, while the last was on Nov. 25. The meetings were also attended by representatives of the Batam Education Agency, the Religious Affair...