Again, Smoke Fog Makes Schools In Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan Apply Online Learning

Archives. Firefighters extinguished forest and land fires in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, some time ago. (ANTARA-HO-BPBD Palangka Raya)

The Education Office (Disdik) of Palangka Raya City has imposed Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) for PAUD, SD to SMP in its area following the smog that hit the local area. The Head of the Palangka Raya City Education Office, Jayani, said the decision was based on the results of a meeting with educational units, school supervisors, principals at PAUD, SD, SMP and online equality education on October 4, 2023. "First, learning at PAUD, SD, SMP and equality education levels under the authority of the Palangka Raya City Education Office has been transferred to PJJ (learning from home, ed.) starting October 5-7, 2023," Jayani said in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan), Wednesday, October 4, was confiscated by Antara. Jayani said the regulation was contained in Circular Number 800/2661/Disdik.UM-Peg/X/2023 concerning face-to-face learning to become PJJ. During PJJ, he continued, the education unit continued to monitor the health and advancement of students' learning and always appealed to students not to carry out activities outside the home. Pendidik dan tenaga kedidikan tetap hadir di sekolah dengan memperhatikan kesehatan, untuk tetap memantau dan memberikan panduan PJJ kepada pelajar. "After October 7, 2023, the Education Office will evaluate existing developments and coordinate with related parties so that further policies can be given," he said.

Previously, the Palangka Raya City Education Office intensively distributed masks to students who carried out teaching and learning activities at schools, even though the air conditions in the local area were contaminated with dust particles due to forest and land fires (karhutla). Each school also provides masks so that students who forget to bring masks to school can take the masks provided. The condition of the smog caused by forest and land fires in Palangka Raya every day looks worse. The local government continues to extinguish forest and land fires in a number of places so that the problem of smog in the city is resolved immediately.