Elementary School Teacher In Bengkulu Beaten By Student's Parents Because Their Child Was Reprimanded After Beating Another Student, PGRI Asks Police To Investigate Thoroughly

MUKOMUKO - Mukomuko Police, Bengkulu followed up on a report by the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) regarding the beating of a teacher at SDN Mukomuko by three people, one of whom was a student's guardian in Pondok Batu Village.

"We will follow up on reports related to the beating of teachers. We will conduct an examination of the complainant and the reported person," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mukomuko Police Commissioner Adjutant of Police Teguh Ari Aji as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 14.

As many as 20 more members and administrators of the Mukomuko PGRI visited the Mukomuko Police Headquarters to report the perpetrators of the beating of the teacher at SDN 5 Mukomuko.

The Police emphasized that the Criminal Investigation Unit would summon the complainant, the reported party, and other related parties in the case of the SDN 5 teacher beating in Pondok Batu Village, Mukomuko City District.

Reported in this case are three residents of Pondok Batu Village, Mukomuko City District who are strongly suspected of having beaten an SDN 5 teacher on behalf of I Wayan.

"We have received the report that there was a beating by the student's guardian. It is suspected that there were 3 perpetrators, we will check it at the Mukomuko Police Station," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Mukomuko Regency PGRI, Rasita, said the Mukomuko City Elementary School 5 teacher named Wayan was allegedly assaulted because previously this teacher reprimanded a 5th-grade elementary school student who beat a grade 1 student.

"When the teacher reprimanded this student, Mr. Wayan brushed the student's cheek, and coincidentally this student had thrush," he said.

In relation to this incident, Rasita hopes that the relevant parties will follow up on this issue so that there will be a comfort for teachers to teach in schools.

According to him, if something like this happens, the teachers are not teaching comfortably anymore and makes them worry.

All parties should be professional in solving this problem, don't be vigilant, it's better if this problem is resolved properly.

Besides that, according to him, this incident has made the teaching profession no longer respected, and PGRI does not accept it because this act insults teachers.

"If it happens like this, the comfort of the teacher is no longer there, instead of the teacher asking to move again because of fear of chasing at the school," he said.

He stated that he was worried that after this incident the teacher would only carry out teaching duties, the teacher would no longer carry out the function of guiding students.