Many Students Get Flu And Coughs, SMP Negeri 1 Parigi Moutong Is Closed

Illustration - Schools in Central Sulawesi (ANTARA)

SULTENG - The Junior High School (SMP) Negeri 1 Parigi, Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi Province has taken a policy to cancel teaching and learning activities in schools because a number of students are sick.

"A number of our students have colds and coughs, so teaching and learning activities at schools are temporarily closed to anticipate the transmission of COVID-19," said Head of SMP Negeri 1 Parigi Ikbal Abdul Aziz M who was contacted in Parigi, Antara, Friday, February 25.

He explained that the school's COVID-19 task force team was conducting a search related to the case. Until now, his party has not been able to conclude whether the student has been exposed to COVID-19 or not.

The school's policy of delaying teaching and learning activities will take effect from Friday to Monday, February 27. Therefore, during the four days off, students are advised not to move outside the home.

"During the holiday period, we continue to monitor students with the school's COVID-19 task force team," said Ikbal.

In the last few months, face-to-face learning activities (PTM) have been carried out by 50 percent. Along with the vaccination of students at the school reaching 90 percent of the total 508 students, the school implemented a full PTM with a trial period of a week. Even so, in the implementation of PTM not all students enter class simultaneously. The school arranges the PTM schedule for students and students so that there are no crowds.

"In the teaching and learning process at schools, we apply strict health protocols (prokes)," he said.

Although the PTM was temporarily postponed, the school continued to implement learning activities using online methods, so that students did not miss lessons.

"We monitor the implementation of learning from the school, and we have 18 study classes. Teachers and staff continue to carry out activities according to their respective duties," he said.

Overall, vaccination of children in the district is still based on temporary data from the Parigi Moutong Health Office, reaching 32.23 percent or 14,730 people from the total target of 45,704 children/adolescents.