Indonesia
The revision to the education system law could pave the way for the multitrillion-rupiah free nutritious meal program to once again be financed through the education budget, teachers groups have warned, potentially reversing a court decision ruling out free meals as an education expense.
Students eat lunch as part of the free nutritious meal program on Jan. 6, 2025, at a school in Jakarta. (Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
The revision to the education system law could pave the way for the multitrillion-rupiah free nutritious meal program to once again be financed through the education budget, teachers groups have warned, potentially reversing a court decision ruling out free meals as an education expense.The Indonesian Teachers Association (P2G) raised concerns that the bill to revise National Education System (Sisdiknas) Law, initiated by the House of Representatives and currently under deliberation, contains vague provisions that could include health services as a core education aspect.
A provision in the draft bill dated July 8 says the government and society, when managing education, “provide health services, including those concerning mental health, at educational institutions in a manner that is integrated with the national health policies as well as the national education goals”.
