Students in Karimun Will Study at Home Until The Beginning of 2021

Editor: Putri Larasati Anggiawan

TRIBUNBATAM.id, KARIMUN - The period of studying from home in Karimun Regency was again extended.

This was determined after the Regional Government of Karimun Regency issued a new circular regarding productive and safe learning activities in education units during Covid-19 pandemic.

The extended study time from home is the longest in Karimun Regency.

Students study at home and return in early 2021.

In the circular number 420 / DISDIK.SEKR / X / 1004/2020, it is stated that learning from home will be extended from 15 October 2020 to 2 January 2021.

"It seems that because new clusters continue to grow," said Head of Karimun Regency Education Department, Bakri Hasyim, mentioning the reason for the extension of learning from home, Sunday (4/10/2020).

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However, those who learn from home are only students. Teachers and teaching staff are still required to come regularly to school.

Even the Principal must report the attendance of teachers and teaching staff at the beginning to the Education Office.

Likewise with madrasas, they must report teacher absenteeism to the Ministry of Religion, Karimun Regency.

To support learning from home, students are given internet credit assistance. The assistance came from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Indonesia.

Bakri said that his party proposed student cell phone numbers recorded in Dopadik.

"Assistance is from the ministry. We are proposing student cell phone numbers through Dopadik data," said Bakri.

Bakri added, a number of students have also received internet assistance from the Central Government.

"Now the students who have accepted are recapitulated," he said. (ayf)

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