Cibaduyut Primary School Padlocked by Heirs, Nearly a Thousand Students Sent Home

A total of 945 pupils at SDN 026 Bojongloa in Bandung, West Java, were unable to carry out their normal teaching and learning activities. The school grounds were suddenly sealed off by heirs claiming ownership of the land.

The tense incident occurred at the school on Jalan Cibaduyut on Thursday morning (6/8/2026) at around 06.00 WIB. Pupils were subsequently forced to return home and take part in distance learning.

“This morning I received information at 6 o’clock that the school had been padlocked, allegedly by the heirs. In the end I reported it to the Education Authority and the children were told to carry out distance learning,” said the head of SDN 026 Bojongloa, Agus Mohamad Fajari, as reported by detikJabar.

At the time of the incident, some pupils were already in their respective classrooms. However, because the situation was not conducive, the school was forced to implement distance learning so that the learning process would not be disrupted.

“Some were already inside the rooms and some were still outside. What I was worried about is that this is a busy area, and I was afraid there would be chaos, and also afraid there would be an accident involving the children. So I coordinated with the Education Authority and the children were simply dismissed to carry out distance learning,” he said.

The padlock was eventually opened at around 07.00 WIB. However, teaching and learning activities could no longer be carried out because the situation was not conducive.

According to Agus, the heirs gave no information at all regarding the sealing process. At the time of the incident, a dispute briefly arose between teachers and the people carrying out the sealing.

“There was no information given to the school, especially to me as the head teacher here. The gate was finally opened by the heirs after 7 o’clock, and there was also a slight incident with a teacher before the children were eventually instructed to do distance learning,” he said.

Agus said distance learning is planned to continue until Friday (7/8/2026) while the school monitors whether the situation becomes more conducive. If the situation does not improve, the school plans to move the learning process to another location.

“For the time being, learning will be moved first if the situation is not conducive. But if there are no further incidents, we will wait until the school is relocated,” he concluded.