Advocating Minority Religious Student Rights in Schools

Abstract

AbtractThis paper aimed to describe the existence of governmental regulation towards minority groups, especially towards minority religious students at schools in Indonesia. The research was a multi-cases study in any region, among which were: Ambon Moluccas, Denpasar Bali, Jakarta, Bekasi West Java, Manado North Sulawesi, Ende, and Pangkalpinang. The data dug from various informants such as religious education teachers at schools, parents, students, head schools, headboards of the school committee, as well as any relevant documents. The research findings showed that any public schools ruled by a religious organization, such as Islamic based religious organizations, Christian based religious organizations, and Catholic-based religious organizations, were not allowing and denied to serve minority religious students. Meanwhile, the public schools ruled by government tried to fulfill the religious education in accordance with the student religious and by the same religious teachers as the student religion. AbstrakTulisan ini membahas eksistensi kebijakan pemerintah terhadap kelompok minoritas, khususnya layanan pendidikan agama terhadap pelajar penganut agama minoritas pada sekolah di Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kasus di beberapa daerah antara lain: Maluku, Denpasar, Jakarta, Bekasi, Manado, Ende, dan Pangkalpinang. Data digali dari berbagai informan seperti guru pendidikan agama di sekolah, orang tua siswa, peserta didik, kepala sekolah, komite sekolah, serta dokumen kebijakan pemerintah tentang layanan Pendidikan agama kepada peserta didik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hak peserta didik untuk memperoleh layanan pendidikan agama dan diajarkan oleh guru agama yang sama dengan agama siswa, sudah dilindungi oleh pemerintah melalui berbagai kebijakan. Pada sekolah umum berstatus swasta yang dikelola oleh organisasi keagamaan, tidak mengizinkan dan menolak melayani siswa agama minoritas. Sementara itu, sekolah negeri yang diatur oleh pemerintah berusaha untuk menyelenggarakan pendidikan agama sesuai dengan agama siswanya dan oleh guru yang sama dengan agama siswanya.

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