KemenPPPA Regrets The Decision Of Binus Serpong High School To Release Students Involved In Bullying Cases

South Tangerang Binus Serpong High School/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

The news of the issuance of a number of Binus International Serpong students, South Tangerang (Tangsel) who were involved in bullying cases has become the focus of the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA).

According to Assistant Deputy for Special Protection for Children from KemenPPPA Violence Ciput Eka Purwanti, there is a law that regulates the students involved.

"Actually, it is not allowed to immediately remove the child from the student status at the school. Actually, it is prohibited by law," said Ciput Eka Purwanti to reporters, Friday, February 23.

He explained that the students involved still have the right to protection, especially from school. So, continued Ciput, they should not have been expelled from their school.

"Because all the perpetrators are under 17 years old, so they are entitled and obligatory. The state also provides protection, including schools, should provide protection," he said.

"We are not in favor of the child to commit this crime. The child is not above the law, surely he will get action as a legal consequence of what he does. But the guarantee that for example the right to information children is not distributed must be guaranteed," he concluded.