However, the final decision still lies in the hands of the parents.Jakarta (ANTARA) - Vice President Ma’ruf Amin laid emphasis on the need for students to secure parental consent for the implementation of limited face-to-face learning activities at schools.
"The government deems it important to commence the limited classroom activities. However, the government only organizes the activities for which permission from parents is required," Amin stated while reviewing the classroom activities in Bogor on Thursday.
The vice president noted that limited classroom activities can be conducted from the level of early childhood education (PAUD) up to universities, with strict regulations in place for ensuring the safety of students and teachers.
Meanwhile, Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim informed that the provisions for opening schools for limited classroom activities were regulated in four ministers' joint decree.
The schools permitted to conduct activities are those located in the regions where Level 1-3 Community Activities Restrictions (PPKM) were enforced.
“However, there are schools that are required to provide options of classroom activities," he stated.
The schools are required to offer options to students for either limited classroom activities or continuing with the long-distance learning model.
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"The schools that are required to provide these options should have a fully vaccinated teaching staff. However, the final decision still lies in the hands of the parents," the minister emphasized.
Furthermore, the minister noted that limited classroom activities at the PAUD level were allowed to be conducted, with maximum five students per class, while for elementary and junior high school levels, each class is allowed to accommodate at most 18 students.
"The learning activities are held as per a hybrid model, so half of the students that are not present in the class can still continue the long-distance learning model. Thus, parents can decide for their children if they only want to join the long-distance learning activities at the moment," he stated.
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Translator: Uyu Septiyati Liman
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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