Vice President Highlights Cases Of Sexual Violence At Islamic Boarding Schools, Asks For Strict Supervision

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin opened the 2023 Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (IPI) National Working Meeting (Rakernas), in Surabaya, East Java, Friday (11/8/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPMI Setwapres

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin observed the incidents of sexual violence that occurred in several Islamic boarding schools, which tarnished the educational institution.

The vice president in his remarks at the opening of the 2023 Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (IPI) National Working Meeting (Rakernas) in Surabaya, East Java, asked pesantren to always maintain the safety of the students.

"No less important, I ask all Islamic boarding schools throughout the country to always maintain the safety of the students, our children who will be the next generation of the nation," said the Vice President as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 11.

The Vice President regretted that there were still deviant things that were carried out by kiai personnel against students in several Islamic boarding schools. He asked pesantren to carry out strict supervision to maintain the security of students.

"Be careful, there are now many Islamic boarding schools (Kiai elements) that tarnish the name of Islamic boarding schools, the existence of sexual violence in several Islamic boarding schools," said Ma'ruf Amin.

The vice president also asked the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School Association as a forum that houses Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia, to play a role in supervising these irregularities.

"Therefore, I ask IPI to supervise this, don't let us do this, what is the name because a speck then the pesantren is considered unsafe. This is important," asked the Vice President.

The vice president hopes that with strict supervision, there will be no more irregularities in the pesantren.