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        "msgid": "leave-seniority-behind-mpls-must-become-a-welcoming-space-for-new-students-1783929086",
        "date": "2026-07-13 14:25:00",
        "title": "Leave Seniority Behind: MPLS Must Become a Welcoming Space for New Students",
        "author": "Putri Yuliani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti has called for an end to hazing and seniority-based traditions during the Masa Pengenalan Lingkungan Sekolah (MPLS) orientation period. Speaking at the launch of the new academic year in Malang, he urged schools to transform MPLS into a welcoming and safe environment that fosters mutual respect. The government is committed to eradicating non-educational initiation rituals through new regulations, aiming to build an inclusive and violence-free school culture.",
        "content": "<p>The School Environment Introduction Period (Masa Pengenalan\nLingkungan Sekolah, MPLS) must not become an occasion for hazing or\nseniority displays between older and new students. Instead, MPLS should\nbe cultivated as a new culture that makes schools friendly places.<\/p>\n<p>That assertion was delivered by Minister of Primary and Secondary\nEducation Abdul Mu\u2019ti during a briefing to students participating in\nMPLS marking the start of the new 2026-2027 academic year at SMKN 2\nMalang on Monday (13 July).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invite everyone to build a safe and comfortable school culture\nthat begins with MPLS. We are striving to create schools as environments\nwhere we respect one another and care for each other,\u201d said Abdul\nMu\u2019ti.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Mu\u2019ti stressed that MPLS is not a ceremonial activity rooted in\nhazing traditions or a stage for asserting seniority, where older\nstudents commit arbitrary acts that are entirely uneducational.<\/p>\n<p>The government is fully committed to transforming and eradicating the\nhazing tradition that has frequently surfaced, replacing it with one\nthat is enjoyable and friendly for students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to instil a noble culture that honours our teachers, honours\nour parents, and honours knowledge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that students entering school today are individuals with\ntheir own potential; whatever their physical condition, they all deserve\nquality educational services.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, through the implementation of MPLS, we invite students\nfrom across Indonesia to use this moment as a first step towards forming\nnoble character, discovering their own potential, and embracing a\nbrilliant future. Let this MPLS moment serve as the starting point for\nall of you to look towards a noble future in your lives as students.<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Provincial Education Office (Disdik) affirmed that the\nimplementation of the Friendly MPLS 2026 is not merely aimed at\nintroducing the school environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) has\nestablished a number of changes in the implementation of the Friendly\nMPLS 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti emphasised that MPLS 2026 must be free of\nviolence, pursuant to Permendikdasmen Number 12 of 2026, in order to\ncreate an inclusive school environment.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of MPLS, which falls close to National Children\u2019s\nDay, should be used as a moment to strengthen a school culture that is\nsafe, comfortable, and free from violence.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/leave-seniority-behind-mpls-must-become-a-welcoming-space-for-new-students-1783929086",
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