Ministry Of Education And Culture Affirms Early Marriage Is Not An Reason For Not Continuing Schools In Today's Memory, 18 April 2018

Muhadjir Effendy, who was Minister of Education and Culture from the 2016-2019 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, seven years ago, April 18, 2018, Minister of Education and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy revealed that married school children can still access education. He revealed the narrative because there is no prohibition for married children (early marriage) to continue school.

Previously, the number of early marriages in Indonesia was quite high. Many also think that the decision to get married is a way out of school. This condition is a big problem for Indonesian education, many school children who do not finish.

Children's marriage is often a problem that never ends in Indonesia. The number of child marriages is hoarding. The Indonesian Women's Coalition alone revealed that child marriage occurs to two million children per year.

The reason is not far out of low education and poverty. Not to mention because the Indonesian government ignores the prohibition of child marriage or what is later known as early marriage.

The marriage law alone allows 16-year-old women to marry. This means that women who in fact are still not adults can navigate married life.

It is quite a tough responsibility. Not necessarily mentally and financially they are ready to run their household.

"Every year there are an average of 4 million marriages. So, almost 2 million of them are the number of child marriages and in villages the number is three times more than urban ones. The average child marriage is due to poverty."

"Children who then marry their children because they haven't read the letter for a long time are quickly becoming illiteracy and these illiteracy children don't have the power to encourage their children for education. This means that the number of high school dropouts is also due to child marriage," said Secretary General of the Indonesian Women's Coalition, Dian Kartikasari as quoted on the detik.com page, July 23, 2017.

Problems arise. Early marriage conditions are getting tougher because many married children drop out of school. They are afraid of being punished and stigmatized. Moreover, women. The condition of pregnancy while carrying out education is the most difficult thing for school children.

Indeed, there is no rule that emphasizes that married or pregnant students cannot continue their education. They consciously retreat individually. This condition then became a big ulcer in education in Indonesia. Instead of living a tough life, early marriage can lead to nestapa.

They are getting closer to poverty. Also close to domestic violence conflicts. The government was also asked to immediately formulate a solution. The Ministry of Education and Culture also does not want the problem to drag on.

Empunya kuasa menganggap pendidikan adalah hal penting untuk menyiapkan masa depan. Mendikbud, Muhadjir Effendy pun menegaskan bahwa anak sekolah telah menikah, tetap boleh mendapatkan pendidikan pada 18 April 2018.

The right of children to get education should not be lost. Muhadjir also guarantees that if a married child is not complicated his education. Schools must be proactive in providing qualified education services.

However, Muhadjir emphasized that the prohibition of early marriage was not the domain of the Ministry of Education. There are other institutions that take care of it. Muhadjir can only guarantee that every Indonesian child who gets married can access education as before. The right to education must not be lost.

"Children even though they are married, they still have to get education services. There is no prohibition that married children are no longer allowed to go to school. They can take part in the equality program and if they still want to go to school, I think it's okay, because there is no ban on schools after marriage," said Muhadjir as quoted on the Tirto.id page, April 18, 2018.