Reviewing Face-to-Face Schools, Governor Khofifah: There Are 696 Thousand Students Attending School Today

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa/Antara

EAST JAVA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said there were 2,536 schools ranging from SMA/SMK to SLB in the local area which today began to hold limited face-to-face learning (PTM).

"There are 696 thousand SMA/SMK and SLB students who are entering today in a limited way, gradually," said the governor while monitoring the limited PTM at SMK Negeri 7 Surabaya, reported by Antara, Monday, August 30.

Khofifah said that this limited PTM was held in 20 districts/cities in East Java that had implemented PPKM Level 2 and 3, while in the PPKM level 4 area, limited PTM had not been held.

"Today is the last day of PPKM level 4 throughout Indonesia, and it will be evaluated this afternoon, if there is an evaluation, we will re-evaluate it," said the number one person in the East Java Provincial Government.

The first female governor in East Java added that this limited PTM was held according to operational procedures and standards.

Namely, he said, students who want to enter school are required to wear masks, have their temperatures checked, wash their hands with soap and running water, and each class only has a capacity of 50 percent.

"PTM is held only twice a week. Then learning is carried out a maximum of four lessons for 30 minutes or only two hours," he said.

The former Minister of Social Affairs said that if limited PTM was also carried out in hybrid learning or in addition to limited PTM in class, there were also students who studied online at home. COVID-19 in the school environment.

Another mandatory requirement, continued Wahid, is that teachers and educators must be vaccinated.

"Alhamdulillah, for teachers in East Java, 88 percent have been vaccinated. Only 12 percent have not been vaccinated because of several problems, such as high blood pressure. There are still relatively few students, only 12 percent are vaccinated," he said.

"Therefore, the Governor's mother gave directions to regents/mayors throughout East Java to carry out vaccinations for students," said WW, his nickname.

The former Head of the East Java Transportation Service also said that the implementation of limited PTM was carried out simultaneously starting today, but based on reports received from the district/city service, for elementary and junior high school levels, only about 90 percent had done PTM.

"The 10 percent of regents/mayors are still coordinating with the local Health Office. PTM will be adjusted to regional developments, which if a certain area turns red then it is stopped, and vice versa. There must be a recommendation from the local COVID-19 Task Force and permission from the main parent, " he said.