REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG -- An affidavit for parents of students from Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) Negeri 2 Brebes, Central Java (Jateng), went viral on social media. In the letter, parents of pupils were asked to receive a Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme with all potential risks, including food contamination and poisoning.
According to the relevant affidavit obtained by Republika, there are six risks that parents of Mts Negeri 2 Brebes students must bear, namely:
1. The occurrence of digestive disorders (eg: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea),
2. Allergic reactions to certain foodstuffs that may not have been identified in advance,
3. Mild contamination of food due to environmental or distribution factors,
4. Incompatibility of food with the child's personal health condition,
5. Food poisoning caused by factors beyond the school/committee's control (e.g. delivery process or third party negligence),
6th. Willing to pay compensation of Rp. 80,000, - if the dining place is damaged or lost.
At the bottom of the affidavit, there are two columns with the options “Accepting Free Nutritious Meals” and “Refusing Free Nutritious Meals”. There is also room for a stamp duty of 10,000. The letter was released September 2025.
Acting Head of Education (Kabid) of Madrasah Kanwil Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) of Jateng Province, Wahid Arbani, confirmed the issuance of affidavits for parents by Mts Negeri 2 Brebes related to MBG. According to him, after the letter was widely circulated on social media, it immediately coordinated and dug up the chronology on the part of the school.
Wahid claimed that the publication of the letter was not through coordination with Kanwil Kemenag Jateng. According to the chronology, on Thursday (11/9/2025), the field assistant (aslap) of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) held a meeting with representatives of MTs Negeri 2 Brebes to discuss the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between SPPG and the school.
During the meeting, representatives of MTs Negeri 2 Brebes asked several questions, including the treatment of pupils with allergies and follow-up in case of poisoning. Responding to the question, the aslap of the relevant SPPG then proposed a sample circular for the parents of the pupils if they wanted to accept or reject the MBG. The SPPG's Aslap then suggested the school side publish such a letter. MTs Negeri 2 Brebes accepted the proposal.
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