RESPONSE OF BOARDING SCHOOLS TO COVID-19

The study of Islamic boarding schools has its dynamics and uniqueness. As an educational institution, the response to issue Covid-19 had a sizable social impact in shaping mindset religious actions surrounding community. This reveals theological struggles within policy handling Mandailing Natal. uses qualitative descriptive approach, data informants are residents consisting leaders, clerics, students, community around school. results this found that there were three styles thinking each school Covid-19, namely conservative, semi-conservative, non-conservative. In general, accept government policies dealing with but practice, tend ignore rules. clerics who pro provide enlightenment students On other hand, resistant give view is game by political elite government. However, case, kyai did not provoke