Air Relatively Safe, Jambi City Government Announces Schools Return To Face-to-Face Learning Starting October 11

Jambi Mayor Syarif Fasha plays masks to elementary school students in the area, Tuesday (5/9/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Diskominfo Jambi City)

JAMBI - The Jambi City Government announced that schools will resume face-to-face teaching and learning activities starting October 11, 2023, after several days of conducting distance learning (PPJ) due to smog. "Based on the report on the results of the analysis and in-depth evaluation of the Jambi City Smoke Fog Prevention and Control Alert Task Force and considering the current actual conditions are relatively conducive and safe for the implementation of teaching and learning in schools," said Head of the Jambi City Communications and Information Office Abu Bakar in Jambi, Antara, Tuesday, October 10. For this reason, the Mayor of Jambi decided to return face-to-face learning activities in schools for PAUD to SMP equivalent, public and private students in Jambi City, starting October 11, 2023. The latest decision is contained in the Circular of the Mayor of Jambi Number 20/EDR/HKU/2023 dated October 10, 2023 concerning the Implementation of Teaching Learning Activities (KBM) in educational units in Jambi City. This latest circular automatically cancels the previously published circular regarding the Extension of Distance Learning (PJJ) online for school students valid for three days until October 11, 2023. "With the issuance of this latest circular, Jambi Mayor Circular Number 19/EDR/HKU/2023 dated October 8 is revoked and declared no longer valid. Tomorrow, children on Wednesday (11/10) please return to learning as usual in their respective schools," he said. Even though learning has been applied in schools, Abu reminded education units and students to adhere to the provisions that apply in the latest circular. The Jambi City Government appealed to students, teachers and education personnel to continue to wear masks, as well as reduce outdoor activities. Abu explained that the Jambi City Government is still alerting all the potential needed in an effort to handle the smog in Jambi City, and will always update information to the public. Jambi City Government monitors the development of smoke conditions and updates information to the public. It is hoped that the smog disaster will soon disappear and everything will return to normal as before.