Surabaya City Government Implements PTM 100 Percent If Entering PPKM Level 1

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SURABAYA - Face-to-face Learning (PTM) 100 percent will be held when the City of Surabaya is set to enforce Level 1 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

Currently, elementary-junior high school learning in Surabaya is still carried out alternately, namely 50 percent PTM and 50 percent online or distance learning (PJJ) with a duration of 6 hours.

Head of the Surabaya City Education Office (Dispendik) Yusuf Masruh, said that in line with the stipulation of PPKM Level 2 in the City of Surabaya, the SD-SMP PTM was applied 50 percent alternately without sessions since Monday, March 14. While the remaining 50 percent follow online.

"While we continue to evaluate. Hopefully the PPKM level in Surabaya will continue to drop to Level 1 and can go to 100 percent of PTM," said Yusuf, in Surabaya, Wednesday, March 16.

Yusuf said that if PTM was implemented 100 percent later, then of course at the beginning the pattern that was carried out would still adjust to school conditions. This is because each school has classrooms with different capacities.

"Our reference is still the SKB 4 Ministers and PPKM Inmendagri. If it is level 1, if it is possible to use shifts 100 percent, we will do it. Because school conditions are varied, some have wide classes, some are small," he said.

However, when the implementation of the shift pattern does not have a negative impact, it is possible that the next PTM can be carried out purely 100 percent. On the other hand, he also ensures that he will continue to evaluate the implementation of 100 percent PTM with the shift pattern.

"If we have PPKM Level 1, we apply 100 percent PTM using shifts. We will test it first by adjusting the conditions of the classroom. Well, if that is possible, then we will do 100 percent pure PTM without shifts," he said.

Even so, he hopes that children and educators can continue to adapt to the school environment. This includes maintaining disciplined habits in implementing health protocols.

"Because we have to be able to guarantee that the school remains safe for children. That's why schools also continue to prepare learning through hybrid, 50 PTM and 50 percent online," he said.

In addition, Yusuf also reminded school administrators to ensure that the Covid-19 Task Force is independent and that the health protocols are running. Assuming that when children or teachers come to school, they must have their body temperature checked and wash their hands.

"Hopefully if the temperature does not meet the standard (above 37.5 degrees) it can be directly coordinated with the Puskesmas. We will continue to evaluate, because this is to foster parental confidence in how to send their children to school," he said.