GARUT - The Government of Garut Regency, West Java will immediately hold a coordination meeting to review the rules for implementing face-to-face teaching and learning activities in schools during the implementation of level 3 community activity restrictions (PPKM).

"So for face-to-face learning, God willing, we will discuss it at the Forkopimda (Regional Leadership Communication Forum) meeting," Garut Deputy Regent Helmi Budiman told reporters in Garut, Antara, Thursday, August 12.

The local government is currently asking for views from all school principals regarding the reopening of face-to-face teaching and learning activities (KBM) in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the results of reports in the field, he said, many people or parents urged the school to immediately reopen face-to-face learning activities at schools.

"It turns out that the community is pressing for a face-to-face meeting," said Helmi.

This urge will be considered by the local government by considering various things to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the school environment.

"We also actually agree, but we will adjust it according to the previous leveling, the zoning will be adjusted," he said.

Separately, the Chancellor of the University of Garut Abdusy Syakur Amin stated that the results of the survey in the field a number of students expected face-to-face learning on campus.

However, said Syakur, there are also those who are still unsure about the implementation of face-to-face learning. Even so, it is a material for campus policies in making decisions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It is important for us to make this analytical material to make face-to-face policies for direct lectures," he said.

The central government has set Garut Regency to enter level 3 of PPKM, this level is down from the previous level 4 so that there are some rules that are relaxed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In accordance with the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 30 of 2021 that regions that apply PPKM level 3 there are rules that are relaxed, one of which can carry out face-to-face learning while still limiting the number of people and implementing health protocols.


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