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        "msgid": "minister-of-basic-and-secondary-education-encourages-students-to-cycle-to-school-1776084666",
        "date": "2026-04-13 19:11:22",
        "title": "Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Encourages Students to Cycle to School",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has urged students to cycle to school to promote a healthy lifestyle and energy conservation, aligning with the President's directive on creating ASRI schools\u2014safe, healthy, clean, and beautiful. During the inauguration of SMA Saintek Ahmad Dahlan in Salatiga, he emphasised starting with small-scale initiatives like environmental awareness and reducing car use to combat traffic congestion and air pollution. The school's principal committed to implementing these recommendations, including limited use of air conditioning for environmental friendliness.",
        "content": "<p>Semarang (ANTARA) - The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education\n(Mendikdasmen), Abdul Mu\u2019ti, is encouraging students to cycle to school\nas a way to foster a healthy lifestyle while also saving energy. \u201cWe are\ncurrently in the process of following up on the President\u2019s directive\nregarding ASRI schools\u2014those that are safe, healthy, clean, and\nbeautiful,\u201d he said in Salatiga, Central Java, on Monday. He made these\nremarks while inaugurating SMA Saintek Ahmad Dahlan in Salatiga, along\nwith the revitalisation of 17 educational units across the city.\nAccording to him, ASRI schools should begin on a small scale by\ninstilling awareness in students to love the environment, conserve\nenergy, and adopt healthy habits. He stated that the cycling-to-school\ninitiative and bicycle distribution are aimed at getting students\naccustomed to commuting by \u201cgowes\u201d (cycling). \u201cThis also serves as a\ncall to parents to allow our mature children the opportunity to go to\nschool on their own, without needing to be driven,\u201d he added. Moreover,\nhe noted that parents driving children to school in cars contributes to\ntraffic congestion and high air pollution in Indonesia. The Minister\neven hopes that the newly inaugurated SMA Saintek Ahmad Dahlan in\nSalatiga will avoid using air conditioning (AC) to be more\nenvironmentally friendly. Meanwhile, the Principal of SMA Saintek Ahmad\nDahlan Salatiga, Sutomo, is ready to implement the Minister\u2019s\nencouragement for students to cycle to school. \u201cWe will also follow the\ngovernment\u2019s programme on how to ensure children live healthily, so\ncycling will be started, and Insha Allah, the principal is ready to\nbegin using a bicycle,\u201d he said. \u201cRegarding the AC, we will use it\nfunctionally. There are specific hours. So, our students from morning\nuntil 10:00-11:00 do not need AC; we will arrange it accordingly,\u201d he\nadded. SMA Saintek Ahmad Dahlan Salatiga has a capacity of 144 students,\ndivided into four classes of 36 students each, with majors in science,\nsocial studies, and languages.<\/p>",
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