DPR Asks For PMP Lessons To Be Revived Again So That They Can Prevent Bullying And Teenagers

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JAKARTA - Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives encourages the Government to revive the Pancasila Moral Education (PMP) subjects for all levels of education ranging from elementary, junior high, high school and college. This aims to increase the morals and character of students who are declining due to the number of cases of bullying and violence.

This was conveyed by the Deputy Chairman of Commission X DPR RI, Dede Yusuf. He considered that the cause of the many incidents of violence and child bullying was due to a lack of moral education in school.

"I think this condition is a moral emergency, no longer a moral crisis. Because education is how to respect others, how to help other people, there is no education," said Dede, Thursday, October 5.

Cases of violence in the educational environment are attracting the attention of the public when a student at SMP Negeri 2 Cimanggu, Cilacap, Central Java has the heart to beat and kick his classmate. The bullying incident led to the persecution going viral on social media.

There was also an incident of violence experienced by a madrasah aliyah teacher in Kebonagung District, Demak, Central Java. The victim was stabbed by his own student during a semester assessment. Some time ago, an elementary school student in Gresik, East Java was allegedly stabbed in the eye and made a blind eye by his seniors.

With the series of violent incidents and bullying in the scope of schools, Dede assessed that moral education is very important to foster the nation's successors. Moreover, Indonesia itself upholds the etiquette contained in it about etiquette, mutual respect and respect.

"But, in a social media era like this, students cannot be blamed. If we blame students, the child's prison will be full. So, like it or not, we must pay attention to children's moral education early on. From the early childhood, from elementary school," explained Dede.

In addition, the legislator from the West Java II electoral district also encouraged the formation of a Task Force (Satgas) in each school, to anticipate bullying and violence. Dede said that this task force would later contain teachers, parents and members of Babinsa or Bhabinkamtibmas.

"This task force is very important to instill character education needed for children in upholding noble character. Because this task force involves all aspects of society and law enforcement, to supervise, educate and nurture children," he explained.

With the presence of the Task Force, Dede hopes to reduce juvenile delinquency, especially those carried out outside the school environment. As recently happened when a motorcycle gang containing minors carried out acts of violence against residents who were carrying out patrols in Kampung Bandan, North Jakarta.

"Children who join in or make gangs such as motorcycle gangs are also quite worrying because they often act against the law. This task force can also anticipate this," said Dede.

The former Deputy Governor of West Java also considered that juvenile delinquency was also inseparable from their internal factors. For this reason, Dede appealed to parents and their families to pay serious attention to the activities of children.

"Therefore, it is very important for parents to play a role in fostering their children, not to let the child fall into negative activities that result in against the law. Parents must be friends for their children and direct where their interests and talents are," he said.

Furthermore, Commission X of the DPR in charge of education matters also considers the era of information disclosure and technological advances to play a role in the rise of bullying and juvenile delinquency. Dede said that many children were affected by negative content on social media and games.

It is also a trigger for children's morals to erode because there is a lot of negative content on social media, including games. Children are good recorders, they easily imitate what they see," he said.

"The shows or games that are being played now by the children, there is no filter. Shooting, playing kill, playing hit. They are innocent, they just adopt it from the game. So there should be a filter," concluded Dede.