Tasikmalaya, MINA – Thousands of Santri (Students of Islamic Boarding School) in the City of Tasikmalaya celebrated Indonesian National Santri Day in Dadaha Field, Tasikmalaya, West Java on Tuesday, October 22.
Santri from hundreds of Islamic Boarding Schools held Santri parade to celebrate their great day.
Mayor of Tasikmalaya, Budi Budiman said the celebration of Santri Day this time was special because the Islamic Boarding Schools already had a legal umbrella of the Law.
According to him, the birth of the Islamic Boarding School Law will greatly assist in advancing educational institutions that have not been considered.
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“Islamic Boarding School is now an independent institution. There is recognition from the government to Islamic Boarding Schools,” he said on Tuesday as quoted from Republika.
With the Law, he said Islamic Boarding School will develop rapidly, including the City of Tasikmalaya.
Tasikmalaya is also known as the city of Santri, currently, there are 267 Islamic Boarding Schools recorded in Tasikmalaya.
He hoped in the future Santri should be able to show their competitiveness, especially in the face of the digital era.
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Therefore, besides religious education, Santri must also be taught about the digital industry. According to him, students are human resources (HR) with very potential if properly developed. (T/Sj/P2)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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