Ahead Of Face-to-Face Learning, Two Roofs Of Elementary Schools In Kudus Ambrol

Member of Commission D DPRD Kudus Endang Kursistiyani talking with the principal of SD 4 Prambatan Kidul and the local village head in the collapsed classroom / Antara

JAKARTA - Prior to the implementation of face-to-face learning in Kudus, Central Java, two classrooms of SD 4 Prambatan Kidul collapsed and one classroom was badly damaged, so it is certain that teaching and learning activities cannot be used.

According to the Principal of SD 4 Prambatan Kidul Himawanto, the three rooms were damaged at the end of 2020, the roof of the first class room collapsed in December 2020 and the roof of the third class room collapsed in January 2021. While the second class room is in bad condition, because the roof is starting to crumble and there must be a buffer.

"We have submitted assistance to the Kudus Youth Education and Sports Office, but we have only tried to propose assistance. Because, in 2019 we have received special allocation funds (DAK) for the rehabilitation of three classrooms, namely grades IV, V and VI, so that in the near future it will not be possible to apply for DAK again," he said.

He admitted that before the two classrooms collapsed, all valuables, including the electrical installation network, were moved first, so that when they collapsed they were empty.

Before the collapse, he said, the roof was already curved, and when it collapsed there were no teaching and learning activities because the students were still learning online.

If later face-to-face learning is allowed, he continued, they are forced to use the library and prayer rooms or make changes to classrooms IV, V or VI.

Meanwhile, member of Commission D of the Kudus DPRD, Endang Kursistiyani, when reviewing the collapsed classroom at SD 4 Prambatan, admitted that he would follow up on this finding by proposing a plan for the rehabilitation of SD 4 Prambatan Kidul in the discussion of the 2021 APBD Amendment.

"If it is not possible, it will be proposed in 2022 with a total construction, because the walls are also fragile. Schools are expected to be active, when the relevant agencies cannot provide answers because there are regulations related to DAK, so that the aspirations of council members can be channeled," he said.

According to him, reporting of damaged classrooms is not only done to the Kudus Disdikpora, but can be done to the local village head or directly to members of the DPRD.

He suggested that the Kudus Disdikpora could make a list of damaged schools and their priority scale, so that when the budget for construction was available, it would also be on target.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Kudus Disdikpora Harjuna Widada admitted that his party had proposed through the 2021 Revised Regional Budget. Meanwhile, through the central DAK it was proposed for the 2022 budget.

"The budget requirement is also quite large, because there are three classrooms that must be repaired in total," he said.