Twitter threads titled "Urgently seeking psychologist in Jakarta (budget 200k)" go viral daily. Students "verify" bad therapy experiences by sharing receipts. Furthermore, they have demanded schools remove "piket points" (demerit systems) and replace them with counseling services. In 2024, several SMA Negeri in Bandung changed their disciplinary codes based on student petitions verified by thousands of signatures online.

: A major 2026 crisis involves the reallocation of nearly a third of the education budget to the Free Nutritious Meals program , sparking judicial reviews from student and teacher coalitions.

Perhaps the most shocking shift has been in reporting sexual harassment. For decades, victims stayed silent due to shame. Now, Anak SMA uses "spill the tea" culture to name perpetrators. The infamous "Guru Tampol" (Slapping Teacher) and "OC Kalimalang" cases were driven entirely by student testimony.