Adjusting To Government Funds, Tangerang Education Office Calls School Improvements Gradually

Head of the Tangerang Regency Education Office, Syaifullah (ANTARA)

TANGERANG - The Tangerang Regency Education Office in Banten Province will gradually repair damaged school buildings in accordance with the availability of government funds.

The head of the Tangerang Regency Education Office, Syaifullah, said that the repair of damaged classrooms, for example at SMPN 2 in Kosambi District, would also be carried out in stages.

"In 2021, three classrooms at SMPN 2 have been repaired. So take turns, be patient, we will finish everything, God willing," he said in Tangerang as reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 25.

The district government must also make repairs to other school buildings that were damaged. "Meanwhile the money was diverted to other schools that were even worse, so we tried to be fair," he said.

"Now the analogy is that I have 950 children from schools. From those 950 schools, I only have Rp. 10,000, for example, and Rp. 10,000 is not possible for just one school," he added.

In addition, he said, the repair of the school building was carried out by considering the condition of the damage to the building. "Alternating gradually according to the damage and the percentage of damage. We have 950 schools, so it must be fair that the other schools also need to be touched," he said.

He stated that less than 50 percent of the SMPN 2 buildings were damaged based on the results of the inspection of the condition of the buildings. "So I hope to be patient first. And of course we will do our best to improve the school," he added.

A number of classrooms at SMPN 2 in Congklang Village, Kosambi District, Tangerang Regency, were damaged so that some students had to take turns using the classroom to study.

The head of SMPN 2 Kusnandar said that there were nine classrooms that needed repairs after the Education Office repaired three classrooms in 2021.

"We have 21 classrooms, which can only be used by 14 classes, then there are nine classes that are not suitable for use," said the Principal of SMPN 2 Kusnandar.

According to him, the nine classrooms have been damaged since around 2018. The roof is leaking, the floor is peeling off, and the walls are shabby. "Currently, the five rooms have no tables and chairs from the nine rooms," he said.