Cases Of Violence In Schools Soar, FSGI Records 60 Cases Throughout 2025

JAKARTA - The Federation of Indonesian Teachers' Unions (FSGI) recorded a sharp increase in cases of violence in the education environment during January - December 2025. A total of 60 cases were reported, soaring from 36 cases in 2024 and only 15 cases in 2023.

Data compiled from the FSGI complaint channel as well as mass media reports. FSGI Chairman Fahriza Marta Tanjung said this increase was a strong alarm for the government and schools considering the number of victims reached hundreds of students.

"Of the 60 cases of violence, 358 victims and 126 perpetrators," Fahriza said in his statement, Monday, December 8.

Based on the category of violence as stated in Permendikbudristek 46 of 2023, the form of physical violence was recorded at most, namely 45 percent or 27 cases. The number of victims reached 73 people, and eight of them died. The average victims who died were still in elementary to middle school age.

Sexual violence ranks second with 17 cases or 28 percent. Of these cases, the perpetrators numbered 17 people and the victims reached 127 students. FSGI highlighted that this type of violence did not only occur in boarding schools, but also public schools.

Meanwhile, eight cases of psychological violence or 13 percent were recorded. Three victims decided to commit suicide due to prolonged psychological pressure.

"A person's decision to hurt himself or commit suicide is generally due to prolonged stress that is not handled, thus entering a depression phase," said Fahriza.

FSGI also found four cases of bullying (6.67 percent). In some cases, victims who did not receive treatment actually took revenge. Among them are the burning of Islamic boarding schools in Aceh Besar and the bomb explosion case at a State High School in North Jakarta which injured 96 people.

Meanwhile, there was only one case of intolerance and discrimination, and school policies that endangered students were recorded at three cases. One of them is related to the collapse of the Islamic boarding school prayer room in Sidoarjo which killed 53 students.

Throughout 2025, violence in schools was found at all levels of education, from PAUD to SMA/SMK. SD level was the highest with 18 cases, followed by SMP with 17 cases. Cases were also found in Islamic boarding schools, MTs, SMA, SMK, and PAUD.

Violence incidents spread across 21 provinces and 45 regencies/cities, from Java to Eastern Indonesia.

FSGI noted that the perpetrators of violence were not just teachers, but various elements in schools. Students are the most perpetrators, namely 25 cases or 41 percent. In addition, there are teachers, school principals, education staff, parents, alumni, and one perpetrator from outside the school environment.

"Students as perpetrators of violence are the highest because most of the cases are carried out by the perpetrators together," said Fahriza.

To reduce the high number of violence, FSGI encourages schools to improve governance, starting from the revision of rules, non-violent learning, the formation of TPPK, to the involvement of parents.

"FSGI encourages educational units/schools to strengthen governance by revising rules for the prevention of violence," he explained.

FSGI also asks schools to actively conduct socialization, ensure safe and disability-friendly facilities, and prepare complaint channels both offline and online.

Other recommendations are aimed at local governments to issue rules for preventing violence, allocating budgets, to forming task forces in provinces and regencies/cities. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and Culture is asked to prepare guidelines, conduct training, strengthen information systems for handling violence, and expand complaint channels through BPMP in the regions.

"FSGI encourages the Ministry of Education and Culture to make policies, POS, guidelines and modules that support the prevention and handling of violence," concluded Fahriza. JAKARTA - Federation of Indonesian Teachers' Unions (FSGI) recorded a sharp increase in cases of violence in educational circles during January December 2025. A total of 60 cases were reported, soaring from 36 cases in 2024 and only 15 cases in 2023.

Data compiled from the FSGI complaint channel as well as mass media reports. FSGI Chairman Fahriza Marta Tanjung said this increase was a strong alarm for the government and schools considering the number of victims reached hundreds of students.

"Of the 60 cases of violence, 358 victims and 126 perpetrators," Fahriza said in his statement, Monday, December 8.

Based on the category of violence as stated in Permendikbudristek 46 of 2023, the form of physical violence was recorded at most, namely 45 percent or 27 cases. The number of victims reached 73 people, and eight of them died. The average victims who died were still in elementary to middle school age.

Sexual violence ranks second with 17 cases or 28 percent. Of these cases, the perpetrators numbered 17 people and the victims reached 127 students. FSGI highlighted that this type of violence did not only occur in boarding schools, but also public schools.

Meanwhile, eight cases of psychological violence or 13 percent were recorded. Three victims decided to commit suicide due to prolonged psychological pressure.

"A person's decision to hurt himself or commit suicide is generally due to prolonged stress that is not handled, thus entering a depression phase," said Fahriza.

FSGI also found four cases of bullying (6.67 percent). In some cases, victims who did not receive treatment actually took revenge. Among them are the burning of Islamic boarding schools in Aceh Besar and the bomb explosion case at a State High School in North Jakarta which injured 96 people.

Meanwhile, there was only one case of intolerance and discrimination, and school policies that endangered students were recorded at three cases. One of them is related to the collapse of the Islamic boarding school prayer room in Sidoarjo which killed 53 students.

Throughout 2025, violence in schools was found at all levels of education, from PAUD to SMA/SMK. SD level was the highest with 18 cases, followed by SMP with 17 cases. Cases were also found in Islamic boarding schools, MTs, SMA, SMK, and PAUD.

Violence incidents spread across 21 provinces and 45 regencies/cities, from Java to Eastern Indonesia.

FSGI noted that the perpetrators of violence were not just teachers, but various elements in schools. Students are the most perpetrators, namely 25 cases or 41 percent. In addition, there are teachers, school principals, education staff, parents, alumni, and one perpetrator from outside the school environment.

"Students as perpetrators of violence are the highest because most of the cases are carried out by the perpetrators together," said Fahriza.

To reduce the high number of violence, FSGI encourages schools to improve governance, starting from the revision of rules, non-violent learning, the formation of TPPK, to the involvement of parents.

"FSGI encourages educational units/schools to strengthen governance by revising rules for the prevention of violence," he explained.

FSGI also asks schools to actively conduct socialization, ensure safe and disability-friendly facilities, and prepare complaint channels both offline and online.

Other recommendations are aimed at local governments to issue rules for preventing violence, allocating budgets, to forming task forces in provinces and regencies/cities. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and Culture is asked to prepare guidelines, conduct training, strengthen information systems for handling violence, and expand complaint channels through BPMP in the regions.

"FSGI encourages the Ministry of Education and Culture to make policies, POS, guidelines and modules that support the prevention and handling of violence," concluded Fahriza.