Viktor Laiskodat's 05.30 Morning School Entry Policy Revoked, NTT DPRD Applause

Illustrations - Students of one of the junior high schools in Kupang NTT who entered school 5.30 (ANTARA)

Commission V of the East Nusa Tenggara DPRD stated that the decision of the Acting Governor of NTT Ayodhia GL Kalake to revoke school rules starting at 05.30 WITA for high school/vocational school students is the right one. "We strongly agree that the governor's official revoked the school rules at 05.30 WITA in the morning made by NTT Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat for the 2018-2023 period because it was completely baseless," said Chairman of Commission V of the NTT DPRD Yunus H Takandivewa in Kupang, Antara, Thursday, September 21. According to him, the policy does not have a regulatory basis, both regional regulations (perda) and national education system regulations (Sisdiknas). Not only that, the policy has many negative effects, both from the aspects of time management, safety of students and the absence of urgent needs for schools at 05.30 am. According to him, the school policy at 05.30 am is suitable for schools that are concentrated in dorm facilities, but not in schools where the majority of students live at home with varying distances. Yunus said the most important thing for the government is how to pay attention to the welfare of educators and school infrastructure compared to school regulations at 05.30. "It is better to encourage the welfare program of teachers and students, considering that the disparity of education in NTT is still wide, there are still many honorarium teachers who have not received a decent salary, many schools with leafy roofs, walls, and many schools are far from the internet and electricity range," he said. He said that the revocation of school rules at 05.30 am does not need to use official government-bound regional regulations or regulations, considering that these regulations are not included in the government's policy category.

Yunus added that the current independent curriculum is still the best choice for education in Indonesia because it is in accordance with the factual conditions in Indonesia The member of the PDIP faction also hopes that the current education management will not be interfered with by things that are not the main goal of education and return to normal conditions in accordance with existing regulatory provisions to encourage the education sector in NTT to be better.