GARUT REGENCY - In an effort to overcome violence in educational environments the Garut Regency Education Office (Disdik) held a Workshop on the Formation of a Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Educational Units (Satgas PPKSP) The activity which lasted for two days (19-20 October 2024) was attended by 30 participants consisting of elements of the Population Control Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Service (DPPKBPPPA) in collaboration with the SEMAK Foundation (Children's Community Secretariat) and the Gemilang Sehat Indonesia Foundation (YSGI) through the Power to You(th) Program said that the existence of the PPKSP Task Force was an important step to ensure that schools in Garut Regency have a clear system for dealing with violence "We are committed to ensuring that this task force functions optimally so that cases of violence can be handled appropriately," Agus emphasized This activity aims to highlight the increasing cases of violence against children and women Based on data from the DPPKBPPPA of Garut Regency more than 50 cases of violence have been reported the Garut Regency Government has issued Regent Decree No which is the basis for the formation of the PPKSP Task Force in the education sector Agus said that the main objective of this workshop was to prepare the work program of PPKSP and TPPK (School Violence Prevention and Handling Team) in 2024 support the implementation of the Merdeka Belajar curriculum related to violence prevention and improve understanding of the policies and duties of the PPKSP Task Force stated that this step was considered important to create a safe and comfortable learning environment "With good collaboration between parties we can reduce the number of cases of violence in schools and guarantee children's rights," said Tatang Head of the Curriculum Section of the Garut Regency Education Office who was also a resource person for this workshop reminded that this issue of violence must be monitored together "There should be no more passing of authority hopes that this workshop can create a joint commitment to protect children from violence in schools in accordance with the mandate of the Child Protection Law Number 17 of 2016 and the Regulation of the Minister of Education it is expected that an effective mechanism will be formed in preventing and handling violence in schools in order to create a safer educational environment and support the development of Garut children (Garut Communication and Information Service/Fauziah) Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor) TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that a tectonic earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck the southern areas of Sukabumi and Garut Regencies According to BMKG's shakemap and public accounts The quake registered an intensity of II–III on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale with hanging objects swaying and a sensation resembling a passing truck head of BMKG Regional Center II in Tangerang said the quake originated in the Indian Ocean south of West Java approximately 158 kilometers southwest of Garut Regency "This shallow earthquake resulted from deformation in the Indo-Australian intraplate zone," he said in a written statement on Tuesday BMKG's monitoring as of 06:07 WIB showed no aftershocks The agency advised the public to remain calm and to disregard unverified information Editor's Choice: BMKG Explains Loud Sounds Accompanying Bogor Earthquakes Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Jobs That AI Will Replace: Is Your Current Job at Risk? 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