Riau Board of Education suggests principals review indecent acting high school graduating students

PEKANBARU, KOMPAS.com – The Riau Provincial Board of Education spoke about the actions of various students in SMA Negeri 1 Kunto Darussalam, Rokan Hulu Regency (Rohul), Riau, celebrating graduation in an obscene and obscene manner. The photos and videos of the praiseworthy actions of the students went viral on social media.

The president of the Riau Provincial Board of Education, Zulkarnaen Noerdin, expressed his concern and regretted that it happened in the world of Riau education.

“The incident that occurred when we were commemorating National Education Day for one day. This clouded not only the educational world of Riau, but also the people of Riau as a Malay civilized society,” said Zulkarnaen in a written statement received by Kompas. .com on Tuesday (5/5/2020).

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Furthermore, he continued, this incident also took place in the holy month of Ramadan and in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic disaster.

According to Zulkarnaen, what the students did did not describe the attitudes, behavior, ethics, and morals of a student who was in education.

The actions of these students have exceeded the ethical and moral limits taught at school.

To that end, Zulkarnaen called for this event to be a learning and introspection for all stakeholders and stakeholders in the world of education.

“The nature of education is a sustainable life process that strives to humanize human beings to have a civilization, that is, moral, religious values ​​and knowledge, cultural values ​​and knowledge,” he said.

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Schools are asked to review graduation.

Meanwhile, the board of education requested that the Riau Office of Education immediately take the measures it deems necessary to resolve the problems related to the actions of the students who have tarnished this world of education.

“If necessary, the principal reviews the graduation decree, or withholds his diploma and other actions in accordance with applicable regulations on unscrupulous students who commit indecent acts. This is due to consideration of his character values ​​(character) they have not met graduation standards, “explained Zulkarnaen.

He said the incident that occurred at SMA Negeri 1 Kunto Darussalam could have escaped the control of the school.

According to him, the school should have been able to anticipate it from the beginning.