The SMK IDN Boarding School Committee visited the Ombudsman of the\nRepublic of Indonesia Representative for West Java on Thursday, 9 April\n2026. Committee Chairman Eko Aprianto stated that the committee\nsubmitted additional evidence in the case of alleged maladministration\nconcerning the West Java Provincial Government\u2019s policy to cancel the\nSMK IDN Boarding School\u2019s permit.<\/p>\n
This step is an official follow-up to the report submitted to the\nCentral Ombudsman RI in Jakarta on 12 March 2026, which is now entering\nthe verification and further investigation stage at the regional\nlevel.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, the Committee submitted various pieces of\nevidence, including recordings of meetings indicating the\ndecision-making process, meeting minutes documenting the dynamics and\nchronology of the policy, on-site visual documentation, and other\nsupporting administrative documents.<\/p>\n
Eko stated that this evidence is not merely supplementary but serious\nindications that need to be objectively examined by the Ombudsman.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not coming with assumptions. We are coming with evidence,\u201d he\nsaid in an official statement on Thursday, 9 April 2026.<\/p>\n
The Committee requested that the Ombudsman of the Republic of\nIndonesia not stop at formalities. The Committee also asked for an\nexamination of the process behind the issuance of the policy and for the\nOmbudsman to investigate possible negligence, procedural deviations, or\nconflicts of interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd to uncover whether the decision was taken objectively or under\ncertain pressures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to Eko, this controversy impacts the students of SMK IDN.\nHundreds of students are now in a situation of uncertainty, while time\ncontinues to pass, especially for Year XII students who will soon face\ngraduation.<\/p>\n
The Committee hopes that the process at the Ombudsman will become a\nbright spot to ensure that public policy is not implemented haphazardly\nand without accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there are mistakes, they must be corrected. If there are\ndeviations, they must be exposed. And if there are those who are harmed,\ntheir rights must be restored, especially the educational rights of the\nstudents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously, a dozen parents of students from SMK IDN Boarding School\nBogor visited the Ombudsman RI to follow up on the complaint report\nsubmitted on 12 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the SMK IDN Boarding School Bogor Committee, Eko\nAprianto, asked the Ombudsman to examine the alleged maladministration\nin the issuance of the West Java Governor\u2019s Decree (SK) that revoked the\noperational permit of SMK IDN Boarding School Bogor.<\/p>\n
The case began when several students were allegedly involved in\nserious violations while abroad. Some of those students were suspected\nof smoking and accessing pornography sites. The school then decided to\ndrop out (DO) them in November 2025. However, the parents of the\nexpelled students did not accept this. They then challenged the school\u2019s\noperational permit to the West Java Provincial Government in December\n2025.<\/p>\n
On 12 January 2026, the school committee held an audience with the\nHead of the Vocational Secondary School Development Division of the West\nJava Education Office, Edy Purwanto. In that meeting, there was a\ndiscussion regarding the plan to cancel the school\u2019s permit. However,\nthe Education Office promised to request a suspension of that decision\nuntil the end of the semester.<\/p>\n
On 5 March 2026, the school received notification that the West Java\nGovernor\u2019s Decree Number: 188\/Kep.17-DPMPTSP\/2026 had been issued,\nsigned on 19 January 2026. The issuance on 19 January was without\nnotification to the school.<\/p>\n
According to Kompas, the Head of the West Java Education Office,\nPurwanto, stated that the cancellation of the school\u2019s operational\npermit was not intended to halt students\u2019 learning activities. That step\nwas instead taken so that the students\u2019 educational status has a clear\nlegal basis. \u201cThe government wants to ensure that the educational rights\nof children in West Java are fulfilled properly and in accordance with\napplicable rules,\u201d he said at a press conference at the West Java\nDPMPTSP Office, Jalan Cianjur, Bandung City, on Thursday, 12 March\n2026.<\/p>\n
According to him, the decision to cancel the permit had gone through\na discussion and dialogue process with the school management. On 21\nJanuary 2026, the provincial government and the school also agreed on\nseveral steps to ensure that the students\u2019 education process\ncontinues.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/smk-idn-committee-submits-additional-evidence-to-west-java-ombudsman-1775724711", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }