DPR Ensures Complaint Services in Schools to Prevent Violence

We are currently in a genuine state of emergency regarding violence in educational institutions. For that reason, this problem must be eradicated down to its roots.

Samarinda (ANTARA) — Commission X of the DPR RI has directed every educational institution to ensure the availability of measurable protection mechanisms, including safe complaint services for victims, in order to prevent and handle cases of violence within the school environment.

“We are currently in a genuine state of emergency regarding violence in educational institutions. For that reason, this problem must be eradicated down to its roots,” said Chair of Commission X of the DPR RI, Hetifah Sjaifudian, in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Monday.

As head of Commission X of the DPR RI, whose remit covers education, research, youth affairs, sport, tourism, the arts and culture, Hetifah is giving serious attention to realising safe learning spaces for students.

The legislator, who represents the East Kalimantan electoral district, stressed that educational institutions must absolutely possess layered protection systems, ranging from strict supervision to the availability of complaint channels that guarantee the safety and confidentiality of victims’ identities.

“There needs to be a task force focused on preventing and handling violence in the educational environment,” said Hetifah. She also encouraged the establishment and strengthening of Anti-Violence Task Forces so that similar incidents do not continue to recur.

Through the optimisation of safe complaint services and the formation of such a dedicated task force, she continued, educational institutions are expected to restore guarantees of safety so that students’ teaching and learning activities in the regions can proceed in a conducive manner.