Schools In Central Kalimantan Asked Not To Sanction Drop Out Drug Students To Complete Recovery

CENTRAL KALIMANTAN - The National Unity and Political Agency (Kesbangpol) of Central Kalimantan Province (Kalteng) issued recommendations so that schools do not carelessly issue problematic students, especially related to narcotics abuse.

Efforts to impose sanctions for dropping out students involved in drugs are feared to make it difficult to solve problems and recovery efforts.

"Drugs are an extraordinary crime, which means dealing with them extraordinaryly. It can't be just certain groups or it can't be just the police and BNN dealing with them. We all have to intervene," said Head of the Central Kalimantan Kesbangpol Agency Katma F Dirun in Palangka Raya, Thursday, August 31, confiscated by Antara.

Firum explained that Kesbangpol Kaltim is currently dealing with drug prevention among students.

Recently, Kesbangpol has also held a meeting with the Education Office (Disdik) of Kalimantan Province, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of Central Kalimantan Province and other stakeholders. "The meeting began with communication between Kesbangpol and BNNP Central Kalimantan related to developing phenomena, especially in Palangka Raya City, regarding drug abuse among junior high and high school students," he said.

During the meeting, a strategic formulation was also created and concrete anticipation of the abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics among students.

The conditions and formulations were then submitted to the Governor of Central Kalimantan who then instructed Kesbangpol to follow up.

Acting Head of the Central Kalimantan Education Office, Eka Aprilianty, said that the recommendation that schools not arbitrarily expel students related to narcotics abuse started from a joint meeting.

He said that in following up on the results of the meeting, a number of recommendations were issued. One of them is the making of a circular letter from the regional head through the Education Office regarding the appeal to take full consideration of issuing problematic students.

Because students related to drugs will solve the problem in the school sphere. Eka said the solution had been formulated by forming a team tasked with thinking and looking for solutions related to coaching students involved in narcotics abuse.

"We have collaborated with the Central Kalimantan BNNP to implement the Bersinar School Program, and we continue to encourage schools in this program to continue to make efforts to prevent and eradicate the abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics (P4GN)," he said.