Omicron Spreads, DKI Provincial Government Considers Komnas Education Proposal For 100 Percent Modification Of PTM

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) will consider the Komnas Pendidikan proposal regarding the modification of 100 percent face-to-face learning (PTM) in schools to anticipate the potential spread of the Omicron type of COVID-19.

"I think it is a good suggestion, we will consider it," said Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria to reporters, Sunday, January 16.

In Jakarta, he continued, there are at least 10,429 schools and so far 15 schools have been temporarily closed due to the findings of COVID-19 cases among educators or students. :

1. SDN Ceger 02 Morning (3 students)

2. Susukan Elementary School 08 Morning (1 student)

3. SDN Jati 01 Pagi (1 student)

4. Andalus Islamic Middle School (1 student)

5. SMP Labschool Kebayoran (1 educator)

6. SMPN 62 Jakarta (1 educator)

7. SMPN 252 Jakarta (1 student)

8. SMP Azhari Islamic School Rasuna (1 student)

9. SMAN 71 Jakarta (1 student)

10. SMA Labschool Kebayoran (2 students, 1 educator)

11. SMAN 20 Jakarta (1 student)

12. SMAN 6 Jakarta (1 student)

13. SMA Pelita 3 (1 student)

14. SMK Assisi (1 student)

15. SMKS Malacca Jakarta (1 student) Even so, said Riza, this Jakarta area is considered to meet the requirements for carrying out limited 100 percent PTM activities. above 80 percent, the elderly are above 50 percent," he said.

Riza said that in DKI Jakarta, vaccination for educators or teachers has reached 91 percent, teaching staff has reached 89 percent, elderly people are more than 71 percent, and students are more than 92 percent. 100 percent," he stressed. Komnas Pendidikan proposals: 50 percent PTM, 50 percent PJJ Education observer from the National Commission (Komnas) for Education Andreas Add assessed that the DKI Jakarta Government must reduce the capacity of students who take part in face-to-face learning (PTM) amid the outbreak of COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Andreas said, ideally schools would return to applying the blended learning method or mixed learning with a composition of 50 percent PTM and 50 percent distance learning (PJJ) via online.

"In an increasing situation like this, the government needs to put a brake on it, the government needs to take a step, for example in Jakarta (PPKM) it's already at this level, maybe what percentage should be lowered (students who take part in PTM)," said Andreas, Saturday, January 15. Andreas asked the government not to force PTM in the midst of the current surge in Omicron. He said, policies issued by the government must be flexible or adjust to real conditions on the ground.

"Don't force it like DKI, at first it was 100 percent but once there was a COVID-19 outbreak, it was still 100 percent. Now that's not true, (policy) must be flexible," he said.

Andreas said the local government would be able to re-implement the 100 percent PTM if the cases had subsided or the PPKM policy was at level one. He said, the joint decree (SKB) of the four ministers that became the basis for the implementation of the PJJ was actually also drawn up when the COVID-19 case subsided. The four ministers who signed the SKB were Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim; Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin; Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian and Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. "If you are forced to (implement) the SKB of four ministers at this time, there is a very high risk, in the midst of a pandemic, but he (student) must be PTM 100 percent, because everything under it runs based on the SKB of four ministers with their SOPs," he explained. .

Andreas also highlighted the low level of public awareness in complying with the 5M health protocol, especially wearing masks.

"Our society and the discipline of health care at this school are contradictory. At school they apply good health procedures, but after the home environment no one wears masks," he said. Andreas said, so far the 5M program implemented by the school is very good, but the attitude this is inversely proportional to when in the home environment.

"We also have to see the reality outside (schools) how the progress is. Don't let it happen again, once at school there are those who are affected by COVID-19 which the school blames, it's also not fair (fair)," he added.