JAKARTA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) noted that 1,303 schools became COVID-19 clusters on a national scale during the implementation of limited face-to-face learning (PTM).

The Kemendikbudristek data was compiled from a survey published on the https://school.data.kemdikbud.go.id/kesiapansiswa/home/survey-ptm-dashboard-spatial website, Thursday, 23 September.

However, Minister of Education and Technology Nadiem Makarim said that face-to-face schooling would not be stopped.

He explained that only schools that were part of the COVID-19 cluster were closed until they were safe for limited PTM. ," said Nadiem at the DPR, Thursday, September 23.

"We continue to monitor that, that's the findings. It doesn't mean that the PTM will be postponed, it still has to be open, but each school if there is a cluster case, it must be closed immediately, that's how it is," continued Nadiem.
Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Bureau of Cooperation and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Anang Ristanto, confirmed that the data listed was data from the Ministry of Education and Culture website. However, he said, the truth needs to be verified.

Anang also emphasized that his party always prioritizes the health and safety of the citizens of the education unit, while prioritizing the rights of students.

According to the Joint Decree (SKB) of the 4 Ministers, Anang said, if there is a transmission of COVID-19 in schools, PTM activities must be stopped and distance learning (PJJ) is carried out.

"Of course, school clusters are highly avoided by all parties. In the 4 ministerial decree it is very clear that if there is a COVID-19 cluster, the education unit must close the PTM and replace it with PJJ, while carrying out tests, tracing and treatment by the Task Force COVID-19 in SP (education unit, ed)," said Anang to VOI, Thursday, September 23.

To anticipate the expansion of school clusters, the Ministry of Education and Culture and Research and Technology urges schools that implement PPKM level 1,2,3 to complete the infrastructure needs according to the checklist and pass the results of verification/permitted by the local government.

The Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology also advised all education stakeholders to, first, tighten the checklist submitted by education units.

Second, tightening the implementation of health programs in 4 locations, namely home, departure, school, and return. Third, encourage all stakeholders to accelerate the vaccination of educators and education personnel (CAR), and continue with students aged 12-17.

"Fourth, exemplary and internalizing the benefits of the 5M health program discipline. We also invite all parties to support the implementation of strict health protocols for the implementation of PTM in schools so that we can catch up with learning or learning loss," explained Anang.

Besides that, he continued, it also needs to be mobilized massively and structured with strict health protocols.

Distribution of COVID School Clusters

The distribution of COVID-19 PTM clusters as of Thursday, September 23, is as follows: West Java Province: 150 clusters Central Java Province: 131 clusters East Nusa Tenggara Province: 104 clusters North Sumatra Province: 52 clusters West Sumatra Province: 51 clusters West Kalimantan Province: 50 clusters Kalimantan Province Central: 49 clusters Banten Province: 44 clusters Lampung Province: 43 clusters DI Yogyakarta Province: 41 clusters South Sulawesi Province: 33 clusters South Sumatra Province: 32 clusters West Nusa Tenggara Province: 32 clusters Papua Province: 31 clusters Aceh Province: 30 clusters Jambi Province: 30 clusters South Kalimantan Province: 29 clusters Riau: 29 clusters DKI Jakarta Province: 25 clusters East Kalimantan Province: 19 clusters Central Sulawesi Province: 18 clusters Bangka Belitung Islands Province: 16 clusters Gorontalo Province: 15 clusters Bengkulu Province: 15 clusters Riau Islands Province: 13 clusters North Kalimantan Province: 9 clusters West Papua Province: 9 B clusters ali: 9 clusters Maluku Province: 8 clusters North Sulawesi Province: 8 clusters North Maluku Province: 6 clusters Southeast Sulawesi Province: 5 clusters West Sulawesi Province: 2 clusters COVID school clusters during the limited PTM trial period mostly occurred in East Java. The five regions with the largest COVID school clusters are: East Java Cluster: 165 schools out of a total of 7,828 school respondents who held PTMP Educators and Education Personnel (PTK) positive COVID-19: 917 students (PD) positive COVID-19: 2,507 children West Java Cluster: 149* schools (data before increasing 150 clusters) of 6,617 respondents Positive PTK: 1,152 people Positive PD: 2,478 children Central Java Cluster: 131 schools out of 4,845 respondents Positive CAR: 731 people PWD positive: 473 children East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Cluster: 104 schools out of 1,711 respondents Positive CAR: 284 peoplePD positive: 1,037 children North Sumatra Cluster: 52 schools out of 2,138 respondents Positive PTK: 553 people PD positive: 937 children Data as of September 22, 2021 from the School Survey application on the Ministry of Education and Culture website shows that there are 25 school clusters in Jakarta out of a total of 900 school respondents. A total of 227 educators and education personnel (PTK) and 241 students (PD) were positive for COVID-19.


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