Warning From The East Java Education Office: School Canteens Can't Open First, Students Are Allowed To Bring Lunches From Home

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa on the sidelines reviewing the 100 percent limited PTM process at SMAN 1 Gresik, Tuesday, December 4 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The East Java Education Office has warned that school canteens are prohibited from opening during face-to-face learning (PTM) 100 percent.

"The canteen cannot be opened first and all students are allowed to bring their lunch from home," said Head of the East Java Education Office Wahid Wahyudi when met at the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 4.

In several areas in East Java, as of Monday, January 3, education units are allowed to hold a limited 100 percent PTM, but according to the criteria.

Including as a follow-up to the Joint Decree (SKB) of the Four Ministers, namely the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek), Minister of Health (Menkes), Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), and Minister of Religion (Menag).

To ensure the PTM process, Wahid accompanied the Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa to visit several schools, such as SMAN 1 and SMKN 1 Gresik Regency.

He said the provisions for implementing PTM were limited to areas where Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) were enforced at levels 1 and 2 were, firstly, the achievement of the second dose of vaccination in GTK schools was above 80 percent and elderly people were above 50 percent.

"So students can enter every day, which is followed by 100 percent of the number of students from the capacity of the classroom. Meanwhile, the maximum learning duration is six hours per day," he said.

For the achievement of the second dose of vaccination in schools with 50 to 80 percent GTK and elderly people above 40-50 percent, he continued, students enter alternately every day with a total of 50 percent of the classroom capacity.

"The maximum duration of learning is six hours per day," said the former Head of the East Java Transportation Service.

The third provision is that the achievement of the second dose of vaccination in GTK schools is below 50 percent and the elderly community is below 40 percent, so students can enter every day in turn, with a capacity of 50 percent of the total number of students from the capacity of the classroom.

The duration of learning is a maximum of four hours per day with different provisions for PPKM areas at level 3.

For PTM, it is limited to PPKM level 3 areas, with at least 40 percent of the second dose of vaccination in GTK schools and at least 10 percent of elderly people, students can enter every day in turn.

"The capacity of students is recommended to be 50 percent of the classroom. The maximum length of learning is four hours per day," he said.

Furthermore, for the achievement of the second dose of vaccination in schools with GTK below 40 percent and in the elderly community below 10 percent, distance learning is carried out.

"With reference to this, the limited PTM will be re-arranged. Considering these parameters, there are eight regions that are still under PPKM at level 3," he added.