Member of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives Habib Syarief Muhammad, asked the government to provide pedagogical immunity for educators in Indonesia. According to him, educational actions carried out in the profession corridor should not be criminalized because it can damage the national education mentality.
"We encourage pedagogical immunity for teachers. Teachers must educate without fear. When teachers lose their self-esteem and courage to educate, that's when we hand over the future of our children to darkness," Habib Syarief told reporters, Friday, February 20.
The member of the education commission also highlighted the phenomenon of Juridification of Education, where the logic of criminal law begins to invade the classroom. According to Habib Syarief, the tendency to bring internal school problems into the legal realm has eroded the moral authority of teachers and created a climate of fear in teaching.
"The classroom, which should be a sacred place for character formation, has now turned into a space of anxiety. Teachers no longer teach with an inspiring spirit, but with fear of the threat of legal reports. This is a tragedy of civilization," he said.
The legislator from the West Java constituency assessed that the tendency to draw internal education issues into the realm of litigation had eroded the moral authority of teachers. This condition, said Syarief, triggers the deprofessionalization of teachers and lowers their dignity.
"We must ensure that educational actions carried out professionally should not be criminalized. This is not about unlimited immunity, but fair protection so that teachers can carry out the function of education without fear," he said.
In addition to legal protection, Habib Syarief also highlighted the issue of teacher welfare, which he said was still worrying, especially in the formulation of education policies. He criticized the use of the phrase that teachers are entitled to an income "above the minimum living standard" in the discussion of the National Education System Bill.
"The use of the word 'minimum' for a profession that is a pillar of civilization is a semantic error that hurts the dignity of educators. Teachers are not technical workers. They are architects of human souls. The state should guarantee a dignified award, not just above the minimum limit," he said.
Habib Syarief also highlighted the condition of madrasah teachers who still face serious inequalities in welfare. According to him, it is difficult to talk about the vision of Golden Indonesia if the guardians of the nation's moral generation still live in inhumane economic limitations.
"This is not merely a matter of welfare, but a humanitarian issue," he concluded.
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