In The Aftermath Of The Bullying Case At Binus School Serpong, The Government Is Asked To Disband The School Children's Gang

Illustration of brawl child gangs (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Federation of Indonesian Teachers' Unions (FSGI) considers the existence of school gangs to be increasingly mushrooming. The rise of gang existence among school children often has a bad impact, especially in cases of bullying or bullying.

The recent case of bullying at Binus School Serpong which has shocked the public is one of the impacts. Secretary General of FSGI Heru Purnomo said the government needed to immediately dissolve the gangs in schools.

"FSGI encourages education agencies in various regions with the Ministry of Education and Culture to think about the right ways and therapies to prevent and dissolve school gangs that have the potential to commit various violence," Heru said in his statement, Wednesday, February 21.

Heru emphasized that various forms of violence will have a negative impact on children's growth and development. FSGI also encourages the public to stop the spread of bullying videos to social media.

"If we accept, it is enough to stop at us and not spread it again. Because when it is shared again, there is the potential for imitating other students in Indonesia, causing trauma, and digital traces will have a negative impact on both the victim's child and the perpetrator's children," he said.

In the case of the school gang bullying allegedly involving this celebrity child, Heru regretted the school's statement that seemed to be looking for safety and leaving hands on the grounds that this incident occurred outside the school. In fact, the location of the incident was in a shop located behind the school, and all of the students were involved from the school.

In his view, Binus School Serpong has not implemented Permendikbudristek 46 of 2023 concerning the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Education Unit (PPKSP).

"According to Permendikbudristek 46/2023, the coverage of violence that can be handled by the School PPK Team includes outside the school but the students involved are school students. Moreover, this is a school gang involving students at Binus International School. The school should be able to certify the emergence of this gang and prevent this gang from developing by recruiting younger siblings through violent means," explained Heru.

On the other hand, FSGI encourages the police to thoroughly investigate this case in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If the victim and perpetrator are still children, then in handling it, the police must use Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection and Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System (SPPA).

For information, this bullying action was recorded in a video by several people. They are members of a group called the Tai Gang (GT). The gang was chaired by a student with the initials A who controlled various activities in the group. It should also be noted that the gang has existed for 9 generations.

Members who enter the GT group will get various benefits, ranging from getting money, getting access to vehicle parking near Binus, to being more viewed by other students.

Based on the information, it is explained that the victim of bullying is a candidate for GT member. It should be noted that before joining GT, the victim must comply with orders submitted by his seniors, from buying food to committing deviant behavior.

Other requirements that are often put forward are also related to physical violence. The narrative states that the victim received treatment in the form of being tied to a pole until he was beaten by other members using wooden blocks.