Karawang Regent: PPDB 'Victim' Report Must Be Accompanied By Authentic Evidence

Karawang Regent Cellica Nurrachadiana. (ANTARA/HO- Karawang Regency Government)

Karawang Regent Cellica Nurrachadiana said that people who are victims of transactional practice in the Junior High School New Student Admissions (PPDB) submit explicit reports.

"People who want to report PPDB irregularities, so that the report is made explicitly. What, who, location and what is the chronology," Cellica said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 13.

In addition to submitting the report in detail, Cellica also hopes that the report will be accompanied by authentic evidence. So that the report can be immediately followed up by the district government and the extortion team.

"We have collaborated with the Saber Extortion team, if we find levies during PPDB, we will follow up," he said.

Regarding the alleged illegal levies on PPDB at SMP Negeri in the East Karawang region, which is now a topic of conversation, the regent ordered the heads of public junior high schools in the area to hold a meeting with the committee and parents of students.

"Say that the local government has followed up on everything. Regarding if there are irregularities, please report them to the principal," said the regent.

Cellica said, this year the number of children entering junior high school in Karawang reached 34,000 students. A total of 25,000 entered public junior high schools and the remaining 9,000 entered private junior high schools and MTs.

Meanwhile, the acceptance of New Student Participants (PPDB) for the Junior High School Level or PPDB for SMP in 2023 is suspected to be colored by transactional activities.

"The cost or tariff is good, the term is buying a seat," said one of the parents of the student who registered their child with one of the state junior high schools.

One of the residents of East Karawang District who wanted his name to be kept secret said that the transactional activity in the junior high school PPDB process was experienced on the zoning route.

He admitted that he had to spend around Rp. 3 million so that his son could enter the country's first high school in Karawang. The term cost in PPDB activities is said to buy a seat.

Meanwhile, one of the State Junior High School schools in East Karawang District, also asked for money from all parents. The request for money was conveyed by the school through the school cooperative.

The school cooperative asked for money from each parent, stating a nominal value of around Rp. 1 million.

Initial payments must be made upon re-registration, set at least 800 thousand. While the rest can be paid at other times.

The school cooperative argued that the fees requested from the parents of the students were to pay for the completeness of the school's uniforms or attributes.