Several Regions to Implement Face-To-Face Learning in Stages

According to the education ministry’s secretary general, Suharti, during the pandemic, the number of elementary school dropouts had increased tenfold compared to the figure in 2019.

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The teacher communicates with his students during face-to-face learning (PTM) at SDN 07 Pondok Kelapa, East Jakarta, Monday (3/1/2022).

SURAKARTA, KOMPAS — Although the national policy requires all regions to implement limited in-person schooling (PTM) starting this month, a number of regions have not been able to conform to the policy.

"This [PTM] will be implemented in stages. I really support the PTM. I'm sure parents also support the PTM," Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said on Monday (3/1/2022) at City Hall in Surakarta, Central Java.