Education Office Asked To Improve Education Systems Related To Bullying Persons With Disabilities

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Disability Association (PPDI) South Sulawesi Faluphy Mahmud invites all parties to evaluate the education system so that it can be more inclusive in responding to the viral video of alleged bullying of students with disabilities at SMPN 4 Makassar.

"The existence of this incident is the basis for all of us, including the Education Office to improve a more inclusive education system," said Faluphy, Saturday, June 15.

He considered that the case showed that there was an educational system that did not run properly, including the anti-task task force (task force) in schools in fostering and educating students at these educational institutions.

"Why (the Task Force) did not know from the beginning of this incident, it was only known when it went viral on social media, then it was busy going down. It should have been completed at the school level, there was no need to go anywhere," he said.

PPDI South Sulawesi invites schools to further activate supervision through school intra organizations such as, OSIS, PMR, Scouts as well as other internal and external organizations.

"The role of school organizations must be even tighter, how to educate students and students as agents of equality How they educate to tell that we are all equal, as well as the school," he suggested.

He also invited various related parties to re-discuss technical matters related to the incident so that similar incidents do not happen again.

"This kind of problem will continue to repeat itself if we don't break the chain. Therefore, we invite the school to discuss technical matters again in building an inclusive or equivalent education system," hoped Faluphy.

Separately, the Head of the Makassar City Education Office, Muhyiddni, said that this case had been clarified to the school, the parents of each student who was accompanied by the South Sulawesi PPID management, the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Service (DP3A) and the Makassar Social Service and the police.

"We have clarified it, indeed the school does not know about this incident, after it went viral it was discovered. After clarifying the incident last month. The conclusion is that this child may not go to school, that is our commitment. Then it will be evaluated," he said.

For this incident, considering that this child has extraordinary abilities and achievements, he will then be used as an ambassador for the SMPN 4 school. In addition, resolving the problem by coordinating with related parties.

"We are working together to coordinate with the DP3A so that this child is not traumatized, this child could be mediocre, but because it was viral, it was finally traumatized. Our police have also coordinated well," he added.