The schools should respect parents’ decisions and provide online learning options for those who do not attend the face-to-face learning activities.

by the end of 2020 the positive ratio of Covid-19 was on average above 20 percent or one out of every five people tested positive, at the beginning of 2021 this rose to more than 29 percent.

Regional governments should be cautious in deciding which schools should be opened in order to ensure the health and safety of the children.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption in education have triggered the implementation of distance learning. Amid the limitations, teachers are struggling to ensure the sustainability of the learning process.

A student in Gowa, South Sulawesi, committed suicide. Previously, a student in Banten died after being abused by their parents because of difficulties studying at home.

The reopening of schools in the middle of a pandemic is considered to pose a high risk of Covid-19 transmission because children are vulnerable to contracting and transmitting the coronavirus that causes the disease.

Kelas tahun ajaran baru 2020/2021 sudah dimulai. Pembelajaran jarak jauh tetap menjadi pilihan utama. Pemerintah, sekolah, dan orangtua memiliki peran saling berkaitan dan tak terpisahkan selama proses belajar anak.

The government, especially the regional government, must be more active in using new strategies in conducting online learning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.