THE EFFECTS OF WEST JAVA’S GOVERNOR POLICY ON NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM IN 2025: CASE STUDY ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN MAJALENGKA REGENCY

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This study aimed to identify the effects of numbers of students in a classroom based on West Java’s governor policy in senior high schools in Majalengka in 2025 and to give recommendations from the perspectives of experts as well as stakeholders in educational institutions. This policy has caused negative effects both on state senior high schools and private senior high schools in Majalengka. The methods used in this research was qualitative through in depth interviews with stakeholders and students of state senior high school and private senior school in Majalengka as well as literature reviews sourced from experts in classroom managements. The results showed that the implementation of policy which allows 50 students maximum in a senior high school classroom caused many problems, namely classroom and infrastucture deficiencies, student deficiencies in private senior high schools and senior high schools that were considered not favorite school as well as effectiveness of study.