West Java Forms Of Task Force Related To The Finding Of Children's Marriage Dispension Applications

Head of the West Java Provincial Education Office, Dedi Supandi. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Disdik West Java)

BANDUNG - The West Java Provincial Government (Jabar Provincial Government) through the Education Office and the Office of Women's Empowerment for Child Protection and Family Planning (DP3AKB) formed a task force related to the finding of a request for dispensation for child marriage in the area. "The function is the Education Office, ensuring the continuation of education for school children. So later on, regarding the dispensation of early marriage, there will be a task force there, chaired by DP3AKB," said Head of the West Java Provincial Education Office, Dedi Supandi in Bandung, Antara, Tuesday, January 17. Dedi said that his party would coordinate with relevant stakeholders such as the West Java DP3AKB, to overcome the findings of applications for dispensation of hundreds of children in West Java. According to him, so far the school has been seeking education about family, marriage, and sex education for students, in preventing sex outside of marriage which can result in pregnancy. "(For sex education) is often carried out. It is related to, for example, the handling of problems, how to Empower Women and Protection, in the service there is a task force formed chaired by DP3AKB," he said. In West Java, early detection of problems in the world of education is being prepared, as in the near future, his party will launch an anti-bully system in schools. This is done to carry out early detection and handling of various problems in schools. "Including the previous one. Second, we carry out coaching related to schools of tolerance, anti-radicalism, and anti-bullying, and the third is to activate student learning with positive extracurricular," he said. Based on data from the Bandung Religious Court (PA), as many as 143 residents applied for a marriage dispensation throughout 2022. The application for dispensation was made because they were under 19 years of age but had to get married immediately. Meyikapi hal tersebut, Gubernur Jawa Barat M Ridwan Kamil menyatakan saat ini pihaknya tengah mengkaji temuan kasus ajuan pernikahan di bawah usia tersebut, terlebih yang mengajukannya sampai anak yang masih duduk di sekolah. "We are currently reviewing it. Basically everything that will be decided is the best for the individuals without having to violate the laws and regulations that have been made into agreements," said Ridwan Kamil.