Pemko Medan Soon To Hold Face-to-Face Learning Simulations In Schools

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MEDAN - The City Government (Pemko) of Medan, North Sumatra, will soon hold a face-to-face learning simulation (PTM) in schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by preparing the PTM module in July.

"God willing, Wednesday (16/6), the module will be completed. After that, we will immediately simulate the module to a number of schools, both elementary and junior high schools," said Head of the Medan City Education Office, Adlan, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, June 15.

This module, he explained, contains technical instructions for the implementation of PTM which is a guide for schools, such as health protocol facilities and infrastructure that must be prepared by the school.

Then the "sink" to wash the hands of teachers and students, then prepare a "hand sanitizer", "thermo gun" to measure body temperature and schedule student learning.

"In the simulation later, we want to see the readiness of schools to carry out teaching and learning activities accordingly. If there are no obstacles, we will socialize the module to all elementary and junior high schools in Medan City," he said.

He also said that the PTM implementation schedule would still follow President Joko Widodo's directions by imposing two hours per day, two days a week with a maximum student attendance rate of 25 percent.

Data from the Medan City Education Office shows that there are around 19,000 teaching staff, of whom 17,000 have been vaccinated. "This means that the achievement of vaccination for teaching staff is around 80 percent," said Adlan.