Preventing Students From Dropping Out, Central Java Provincial Government Opens Virtual Classes In Brebes, Boyolali And Solo

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SOLO - The Central Java Provincial Government has opened virtual classes for dropout students.

Head of the Regional VII Office of the Central Java Provincial Education Office, Suratno, said virtual classes were opened in three regions, namely Brebes, Boyolali, and Solo.

"This virtual class is to accommodate students who do not have a high school in their zone," he said in Solo, Antara, Monday, July 4.

According to him, these students are accommodated in virtual classes so that they do not drop out of school because they cannot enter private schools. "Students whose parents cannot afford are at risk of not going to school, so it is accommodated in the form of virtual classes," he said.

According to him, according to the zoning, the area in Solo City that does not have a school is Pasar Kliwon. As a solution, a virtual class was created which is a branch of SMAN 2 Surakarta. For this virtual class at Kliwon Market, there is one study group with 36 new prospective students.

"Actually, if there are no blank spots in Solo, because if there are no high schools in the area, there must be vocational schools and vice versa, but (in general) in Central Java there are many blank spots," he said.

Meanwhile, he said, the virtual classroom learning system is almost the same as for schools in general. However, what makes the difference is that 75 percent of learning is done online.

"So there will still be face-to-face meetings," he said.

He said one of the requirements for registering for a virtual class was that the student had to take part in the online acceptance of new students (PPBD) and they had not been accepted into another school.

Regarding this, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said the policy was in accordance with the Central Java Governor's Instructions, Ganjar Pranowo. "According to the governor's instructions like that, (in Solo) it is at Kliwon Market," he said.