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Schools Are Advised Not to Study Tours Outside the City

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Also not holding an anniversary outside of school

BANYUWANGI – Approaching the end of the school year 2014- 2015, education authorities (Dispendik) Banyuwangi Regency issued a circular letter addressed to public and private SD and SMP. The circular contains an appeal for schools to prioritize study tours to tourist destinations in Banyuwangi Regency.

Budget savings are one of the considerations for not forcing study tours outside the region. “Not all parents can afford to pay for their children to travel. So such activities must be carried out voluntarily and without coercion," said the Head of the Banyuwangi Education Office, Sulihtiyono through the Secretary of the Education Office, Dwi Yanto.

The Education Office also appealed to schools not to hold birthdays outside schools, such as hotels or other places. It is also recommended to have celebratory costumes from party clothes to simpler birthdays, for example local or national batik clothes.

Circular No. 900 / 1677 / 429.101/2015 It also calls for an end to levies in public elementary and junior high schools. Schools must comply with Ministerial Regulations (Candy) RI Education and Culture no 44 year 2012, regarding fees and contributions to education costs in basic education units.

Based on the Minister of Education and Culture, SD and SMP organized by the government or local government are prohibited from collecting fees or donations in any form to students/guardians of students. While the education units are organized by the community, there is still an opportunity to collect.

The letter also contains several important points, including schools that receive BOS funds are required to announce the amount of BOS funds received and managed and plans for the use of BOS funds (RKAS) on the school notice board.

The announcement of the use of BOS funds was signed by the school principal, treasurer, and committee. "Schools are also required to announce the use of BOS funds on notice boards and must put up banners related to the free education policy, " said Dwi Yanto.

Not only that, The Education Office also ordered its staff to immediately activate the alms access and quality of education program for school coaching and development which will be launched in the near future..

Hasten the completion of the implementation of the Banyuwangi Learning card for students who are very economically disadvantaged. And schools will soon set up a unit price for extracurricular financing based on the principal's work group (K3S) state school, and deliberations on the work of school principals (MKKS) Junior High School. (radar)