Member of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR) Putra Nababan emphasized the need to evaluate the implementation of 100-percent face-to-face learning in Jakarta amid the increasing number of Omicron cases.
“Face-to-face learning, with 100-percent capacity, is implemented in several provinces with different case counts of Omicron. Regions, with a high number of Omicron cases, should be evaluated. This is especially for Jakarta, where the implementation of 100-percent face-to-face learning must be evaluated immediately,” he noted when contacted here on Monday.
Classes that have been implemented offline can go back online by referring to the emergency curriculum until the Omicron cases that are forecast to peak in early March can be handled well.
Nababan pressed for the implementation of face-to-face learning to be adjusted to the current situation of COVID-19 in each region.
“Essentially, 100-percent face-to-face learning is an effort to overcome learning loss or the loss of students’ learning opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” he explained.
Nababan remarked that in the midst of the pandemic, the most important aspect is the health of students, educators, and other members of the school. Efforts that must be made to protect them are implementing strict health protocols and also booster vaccinations.
The legislator also urged the government to prioritize the third dose or booster vaccinations for educators and educational staff since most of them have completed vaccinations for almost a year.
Earlier, the Jakarta Health Office mentioned that the number of Omicron cases in the capital had reached 720.
The Indonesian government recently allowed schools to commence face-to-face learning at 100-percent capacity through the issuance of the Four Ministries Joint Decree on guidelines for the implementation of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The joint decree allows regions, with Level 1 and 2 public activity restrictions (PPKM), to implement 100-percent face-to-face learning.
Source: Antara News