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Jakarta –
Videos of discussions between parents of non-Muslim students and the school, who are asked to wear a kerchief or headscarf, go viral. SMK Negeri 2 Padang Director Rusmadi apologized for the negligence and mistakes of his staff in the Guidance and Student Affairs Sector.
“As the director of SMK Negeri 2 Padang, I apologize for all the mistakes of the staff in the field of student affairs and advice, in applying the rules and the dress code for students,” Rusmadi said in a meeting with journalists on Friday (1/22/2021). night.
He claimed that the one involved in the discussion of the viral video was Zakri Zaini, the deputy director of Student Affairs. As deputy head of the student affairs sect, Zakri is one of them in charge of SMK Negeri 2 Padang student uniforms.
“The principle is the process of explaining the dress code. We do not force non-Muslim students to wear a veil, as the information is viral on social media. There is no coercion,” he said.
According to Rusmadi, the school did not force him, but only urged the students to wear a scarf or headscarf. Rusmadi explained, the provisions for the use of school uniforms have been regulated for what clothes will be worn from Monday to Friday.
“If our Ananda Jeni Cahyani Hia does not want to wear the headscarf, she can still go to school as usual. The school facilitates our son’s desire to wear a school uniform as stated in his statement,” he said.
Elianu Hia acknowledged that the parents of one of the students were summoned to face the school, because their son was not wearing a headscarf as required by school regulations. Elianu and her son Jeni Hia refuse to wear the hijab because they are not Muslim.
Because she refused to wear the hijab, Jeni signed a statement, which was also signed by Elianu. The letter contains two things, namely, not being willing to wear the veil as indicated in the school rules and being willing to continue with this problem and wait for a decision from a more authorized official.
Eliau’s own video went viral on social media. The video was recorded on Thursday (1/21/2021) showing a discussion between Elianu and SMK Negeri 2 Padang deputy director Zakri Zaini. The school called Elianu because her son, Jeni Cahyani Hia, was not wearing a headscarf. Jeni was registered as a Class X student in the school’s Department of Automation and Office Administration (OTKP). She is not wearing a hijab because she is not Muslim.
In the video, Elianu tries to explain that her son is not Muslim, so she is quite upset about having to wear a hijab. However
“How do you feel if your father’s son is forced to follow the foundation’s rules? If okay, this is a state (school),” Eliana said trying to argue.
Zakri Zaini, who received the presence of Eliana, mentioned that wearing the hijab is a school rule. “It is uncomfortable for the teachers and the school, if there are children who do not follow the rules of the school. From the beginning we have agreed,” he said in the video.
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