BEKASI CITY – The Bekasi City Education Office has emphasized that schools are prohibited from selling uniforms. If any violations are found, sanctions will be imposed according to regulations.
The Acting Head of the Bekasi City Education Office stated that uniforms are mandatory for all students, whether in public or private schools.
However, only school cooperatives are permitted to sell uniforms to students.
“It is allowed because they operate as cooperatives, whereas schools are not permitted to do so. Schools and cooperatives are two separate entities,” he said during an interview at the Bekasi City Council building on Monday (07/07/2025).
He explained that the Bekasi City Education Office has coordinated with the Bekasi City Cooperative and SME Office regarding the sale of school uniforms.
School cooperatives may offer and sell uniforms as long as they do not pressure parents, sell at excessively high prices, and maintain a social mission.
“The social mission means, for example, if parents request to pay in installments over six months, that should be acceptable,” he added.
If a school or teacher is found selling uniforms, the public is encouraged to report it to the Bekasi City Education Office.
“Just report it, and sanctions will follow. Teachers are not allowed to sell uniforms,” he stressed.
Previously, it was reported that a member of the Bekasi City Council’s Commission IV highlighted the practice of uniform sales to new students ahead of the 2025/2026 academic year.
As regulated in the Ministry of Education and Culture Regulation No. 50 of 2022, school uniforms are the responsibility of parents.
According to reports, some teachers take advantage of the new academic year by acting as uniform sellers. A resident of Jatiasih reported that their child was asked to pay for school uniforms.
“Every new academic year, there are always teachers who turn into uniform sellers. Recently, I received a report from a resident about a public elementary school in Jatisari,” he said on Thursday (3/7/2025).
“Parents were asked to pay around Rp 650,000 for uniforms, including sports attire, Muslim attire, and school uniforms. Schools are not supposed to do this—it should be handled by cooperatives. Moreover, this happened three months after the teaching and learning activities began,” he continued.
A warning was issued to public elementary and junior high school teachers in Bekasi City not to engage in uniform sales.
“Residents of Bekasi City who feel disadvantaged during the new academic year are encouraged to report directly to the Bekasi City Council Office and Commission IV without hesitation,” he stated.
