DPRD Asks DKI Provincial Government To Revoke KJP Students Playing Online Gambling

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Deputy Chairman of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Elva Farhi Qolbina, said that the Education Office must give strict sanctions to school students who are caught playing online gambling. This is because data found that children have now been exposed to these activities. One of the sanctions that can be applied is the lifting of the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) distribution. "“It is necessary to consider the revocation of the KJP for those caught playing online gambling," Eva said in her statement, Wednesday, June 3. Elva said sanctions needed to be applied to create a deterrent effect for students caught playing online gambling. However, sanctions must also be balanced with an educational and rehabilitative approach. In a sense, schools must provide counseling and guidance to students caught playing online gambling so that they can understand the root of the problem and provide comprehensive solutions. "Cooperation between schools, parents, and related agencies is very important to ensure that children get the support they need to get out of this negative behavior," he said. On the other hand, Elva also urged the government to prioritize blocking online gambling sites in the school environment. He admitted that he was concerned that many children had fallen into online gambling. In fact, children of that age should be in a positive educational environment. “There needs to be cooperation with relevant agencies to block access to online gambling sites in the school environment. The fact that children under the age of 10 are already involved in online gambling shows there is a big gap in surveillance and education,” Elva said. In addition, he also appealed to the Education Office to strengthen character education and digital literacy programs in schools and socialize about the dangers of online gambling and its impacts. “ Supervision of internet usage in schools must also be improved to ensure students do not access harmful content, ” explained Elva. Not only that, but according to him, parents must also carry out their role in supervising and monitoring children's activities when using gadgets in the era of technological advances. "Parents should provide time to have a dialogue with their children about the dangers of online gambling and provide positive and fun alternative activities," said Elva. For information, the Online Judi Eradication Task Force found data of two percent of the total online gambling players (judol) in Indonesia, apparently from under 10 years old. The number of children playing online gambling was recorded at 80 thousand people.

"According to the demographic data of online gambling players, under the age of 10 there are 2 percent of players. A total of 80,000 have been detected," said Head of the Online Gambling Eradication Task Force Hadi Tjahjanto.