Central Government Does Not Stop PTM Completely, Education And Teachers Association: Not Firm!

JAKARTA - The central government has allowed regions that have implemented PPKM Level 2, including Jakarta, to replace 100 percent face-to-face learning (PTM) to 50 percent capacity.

In a sense, PTM is not completely stopped. Some students are still studying at school and some are taking distance learning (PJJ).

In response to this, the Coordinator of the Education and Teacher Association (P2G) Satriwan Salim views the central government's decision as not firm. This is because the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemenristek) still allows 100 percent PTM for regions that are ready.

"The issuance of new regulatory adjustments based on the release of the Ministry of Education and Technology is not firm. Still, 100 percent PTM can be done," said Satriwan when contacted, Thursday, February 3.

Satriwan views that PTM should be completely stopped at 100 percent in agglomeration areas such as Jabodetabek and areas where the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases is above 5 percent.

"It should be firm to stop PTM 100 percent temporarily in the agglomeration area for the next 1 month until the condition of COVID-19 cases has decreased," he said.

It was previously known that regions that implemented PPKM Level 2 were given the discretion to stop 100 percent PTM and replace it with 50 percent Limited PTM. percent. This proposal was not fully accepted.

"Starting today, regions with PPKM level 2 are approved to be given discretion to be able to adjust PTM with 100 percent student capacity to 50 percent student capacity," said Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture Suharti in a statement, Thursday, February 3.

Suharti explained that there is an emphasis on the word "can" in this discretionary policy. This means that not all regions have to change the capacity of PTM to 50 percent.

"For PPKM level 2 areas that are ready to implement Limited PTM in accordance with the Decree of the Four Ministers and the spread of COVID-19 is under control, schools in these areas can still implement Limited PTM with 100 percent student capacity," he explained.

Furthermore, Suharti explained that the implementation of Limited PTM in PPKM level 1, level 3, and level 4 areas still follows the existing Four Ministerial SKB.