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I have this example that I need you to always have an active div. It gives way that it is possible to disable the three.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#myDIV {
    width: 30%;
    padding: 50px 0;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: lightblue;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
#myDIV2 {
    width: 30%;
    padding: 50px 0;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: green;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: none;
}
#myDIV3 {
    width: 30%;
    padding: 50px 0;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: red;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click the "Try it" button to toggle between hiding and showing the DIV element:</p>
<nav class="columns" id="actions-sidebar">
    <ul class="side-nav">    
        <li><?= $this->Html->link('> '.__('Student Data'),'javascript:myFunctionX()', ['style' => $dataButton]) ?></li>
        <li><?= $this->Html->link('> '.'Trabalho', 'javascript:myFunctionY()', ['style' => $matriculaButton]); ?></li>
        <li><?= $this->Html->link('> '.'Referências','javascript:myFunctionZ()', ['style' => $matriculaButton]) ?></li>
    </ul>
</nav>
<div id="myDIV">
This is my DIV element.
</div>
<div id="myDIV2">
This is my DIV element.
</div>
<div id="myDIV3">
This is my DIV element.
</div>
<p><b>Note:</b> The element will not take up any space when the display property set to "none".</p>
<script>
function myFunctionX() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDIV");
    var y = document.getElementById("myDIV2");   
    var z = document.getElementById("myDIV3");
    if (x.style.display === "none") {
        x.style.display = "block";
        y.style.display = "none";
        z.style.display = "none";
    } else {
        x.style.display = "none";
        y.style.display = "none";
        z.style.display = "none";
    }
}
function myFunctionY() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDIV");
    var y = document.getElementById("myDIV2");   
    var z = document.getElementById("myDIV3");
  if (y.style.display === "none") {
        x.style.display = "none";
        y.style.display = "block";
        z.style.display = "none";
    } else {
        x.style.display = "none";
        y.style.display = "none";
        z.style.display = "none";
    }
}
function myFunctionZ() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myDIV");
    var y = document.getElementById("myDIV2");   
    var z = document.getElementById("myDIV3");
  if (z.style.display === "none") {
        x.style.display = "none";
        y.style.display = "none";
        z.style.display = "block";
    } else {
        x.style.display = "none";
        y.style.display = "none";
        z.style.display = "none";
    }
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
						
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x.style.display = "none"ofelseof functionmyFunctionX, they.style.display = "none"ofelseof functionmyFunctionYand thez.style.display = "none"ofelseof functionmyFunctionZ. I will not elaborate answer because I am in a hurry, someone will.– Gustavo Cinque