Floods Do Not Recede, Learning Activities 2 SDN In Pekanbaru Forced To Be Carried Out Online

The condition of SDN 120 Pekanbaru in Meranti Pandak Village, Rumbai, which was flooded, forced students to study online. BETWEEN/HO-Screenshot.

RIAU - Pekanbaru City Education Office (Disdik) Riau Province conveyed that two State Elementary Schools (SDN), namely SDN 120 in Meranti Pandak Village and SDN 140 in Bambu Kuning studied online due to being still affected by flooding until now. "Last night I contacted the principal asking about the situation, it turns out that the water is still around 15 cm in the room," said Head of Pekanbaru Education Office Abdul Jamal in Pekanbaru, Antara, Tuesday, January 16. He explained that the online learning had been going on since last Friday, January 12. And, the plan is that until Monday, face-to-face learning will return. Unfortunately the water has not receded so it has been extended until Wednesday, January 17. Online learning policies at SDN 120 and SDN 140 will continue to be evaluated in order to adapt to the current conditions in the field. "For that, Wednesday (17/1) we will see more developments in the two schools," he said. If the flood conditions do not recede, his party will stop online learning. Then his party entrusted the 120 and 140 elementary school students to the nearest school so they could take part in face-to-face learning. "So online is for the short term. If the flood takes a long time, we entrust the children to the nearest school. That's the solution. That's why we continue to evaluate," said Jamal. He also explained that the online implementation at SDN 20 and 40 was aimed at the safety of students. Although if forced, it can still be done to learn face-to-face.

"That's why we learn from home. If we are forced to learn face-to-face, we can. But that was earlier, we thought about the safety of the children. That's why we ended up again in the next two days," said Jamal.