Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, A sad fate was experienced by a girl who was just about to enter elementary school (SD) in the East Telukjambe District, Karawang Regency. The child was rejected unilaterally by the school management on the grounds that the quota for new student admissions was already full, even though he had previously participated in the School Environment Introduction Period (MPLS) activity for two days.This incident sparked deep concern from the family. The victim's father even recorded and uploaded a video of an open request for help addressed to the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, until it was widely circulated on various social media platforms in order to fight for his child's educational rights.In the viral video, the father revealed that the registration process had actually been carried out since May 2026. All physical documents such as Family Cards (KK) and birth certificates were claimed to have been submitted, online registration via the official link had been completed and verified, and the family had even joined the parents' WhatsApp group.
Parents' surprise and disappointment increased when their child, who was already eager to go to school, was suddenly declared rejected by the school because the quota was full. In fact, the child had already worn school attributes and participated in a series of MPLS events with his peers at the target educational institution.In response to the complaint and the viral video, the Karawang Regency Education and Culture Service (Disdikbud) moved quickly to ensure that the problem was resolved amicably through mediation. "The head of the Karawang Education and Culture Office, Wawan Setiawan, explained on Sunday (19/7/2026) that the incident was purely caused by administrative miscommunication."The student's parents only registered at the beginning via online and did not complete the physical documents. Apart from that, they did not re-register, so the system automatically considered the person concerned as having resigned," said Wawan, explaining the reason the student's name was not included in the final list of capacity quotas. school.Even though it sparked a polemic in the public space, the Karawang Education and Culture Office immediately facilitated a meeting between the students' parents and the school. By making the child's right to learn the main priority, the results of the mediation finally produced the best agreement so that the child could still receive formal education at the nearest state school."It has been mediated, finally the child can enter Sukaharja 3 Public Elementary School," concluded Wawan, ensuring that the certainty of schooling for the child had been resolved completely and conducively.
