SMAN 58 Jakarta Teacher Forbids Non-Muslims From Being OSIS Chair, Eko Kuntadhi: Impact Of Exploiting Verses And Corpses During The DKI Regional Election

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JAKARTA - Social media activist Eko Kuntadhi assesses that the intolerant actions carried out by unscrupulous SMAN 58 Jakarta teachers forbid non-Muslim students from running for OSIS chairman are remnants of the 2017 DKI Pilkada.

At that time, strong identity politics was used by one of the supporters of the candidate pair. Even disturbing banners appeared containing mosques refusing to pray for the bodies of supporters of candidates with the status of defendants.

"The impact of the exploitation of verses and corpses during the Jakarta Pilkada," commented Eko on his Twitter account, @_ekokuntadhi.

According to Eko, the impact of racism that divides the nation has now spread in various aspects, including the world of education.

In this case, experienced by non-Muslim students at SMAN 58 Jakarta so that the teaching and learning process did not take place as it should because it was polluted by acts of racism.

"It continues to seep far away. It even destroys our educational institutions," he said.

Eko said that identity politics that occurs in schools can divide students. This should not have happened if during the previous DKI Pilkada the supporters did not throw each other down with hostility to the point of going too far.

"This is the damage that was contributed by the excessive politicization of religion," he said.

Discriminatory actions against students carried out by unscrupulous SMAN 58 Jakarta teachers have now been handled by the DKI Education Office. To the teacher concerned, the Education Office has given disciplinary sanctions in the form of transfers.