Abstract One of the state alignments is to realize the mandate of the constitution in impartial regulation. Pesantren has an important role in the national life. However, so far pesantren has not been recognized as it should be. UU No. 18/2019 is a form of state recognition to pesantren. The five important points that show the state alignments to pesantren in UU No. 18/2019 are: access and recognition to pesantren. recognition of the academic tradition of pesantren, maintaining the peculiarities of pesantren, maintaining the independence of pesantren, maintaining national commitment. This research is qualitative research. This research uses descriptive method with juridical analysis approach. This paper aims to understand the direction of state policy and its impartiality towards pesantren through the ratification UU No. 18/2019. Keywords: State Alignments, Pesantren, UU No.18/2019   Abstrak Salah satu wujud keberpihakan negara adalah dengan merealisasikan amanah konstitusi ke dalam regulasi yang berpihak kepada rakyat. Pesantren memiliki peran penting dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan kebangsaan. Namun, peran penting pesantren tersebut, selama ini belum mendapatkan penghargaan sebagaimana mestinya. Pengesahan UU No. 18/2019 merupakan bentuk rekognisi negara terhadap pesantren. Lima poin penting yang menunjukkan keberpihakan negara terhadap pesantren dalam UU No. 18/2019 adalah: akses dan pengakuan negara terhadap pesantren. pengakuan tradisi akademik pesantren, menjaga kekhasan pesantren, menjaga independensi pesantren, menjaga komitmen kebangsaan. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan analisis yuridis. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memahami arah kebijakan negara dan keberpihakannya terhadap pesantren melalui disahkannya UU No. 18/2019. Kata Kunci: Keberpihakan Negara, Pesantren,UU No.18/2019

Since the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia, the education process has been carried out online for all levels. However, this policy cannot be applied to pesantren educational institutions that continue to conduct offline learning. The question is how can Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) survive the Covid-19 pandemic ?. There are institutions that play an active role in controlling and preventing it. Nahdlatul Ulama' (NU) as the largest community organization in Indonesia, has a Rabithah Ma'ahid Islamiyyah(RMI) which focuses on sheltering thousands of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) throughout Indonesia. This article focuses on looking at the role of RMI in assisting Islamic boarding schools in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. By using a qualitative-descriptive approach that bases data on interviews, observation and documentation, this article shows that RMI has an important role in assisting Islamic boarding schools against Covid-19. First, at the prevention stage, RMI PBNU gave an appeal through official notifications to all pesantren, socializing health protocols with flayers, pamphlets, etc. Second, at the detect and respond stage, RMI PBNU implemented a task force training program (SATGAS) for handling COVID-19 at Islamic boarding schools, providing virus detection machines (PCR machines), together with the Nahdlatul Ulama Doctors Association (PDNU) accompanying COVID-19 cases in Islamic boarding schools.Â

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