Schools in Bandung City Ready to Hold 100 Percent PTM Starting Tomorrow

To Bandung Public Relations, the Head of Administration for SMP Negeri 43 Bandung City, Rachmat Sugiarto, confirmed that he was ready to carry out PTM starting Monday, January 10, 2022.

Various final preparations were made by the school. Among them, arranging the study room, preparing the availability of hand washing facilities, to evacuation routes.

Rachmat explained that his party is trying to make the implementation of PTM in schools according to government regulations.

"We have prepared it. When 100 percent PTM is present, we have prepared chairs and tables with a capacity of 32 students per class," said Rachmat, Sunday, January 9, 2022.

SMP Negeri 43 Bandung runs face-to-face learning (PTM) 100 percent by involving 28 study groups. The school also just sprayed disinfectant on Sunday, January 9, 2022.

Regarding access, there will be three doors for students to enter and exit. There are east, west and middle doors. All three are equipped with temperature check officers and a place to wash hands with soap.

"After learning, we will also spray disinfectant again. Don't worry, the stock of disinfectants here is very large and sufficient," he said.

For information, the City of Bandung implemented 4 groups to run the PTMT simulation in semester 2 of the 2021/22 Academic Year. Simulation group 1 (330 education units) will run PTMT with a total of 100 percent.

Meanwhile, simulation group 2 (1,677 educational units alias the most) will run a PTMT simulation with a maximum student involvement of 75 percent.

Following simulation group 3 (632 education units) will run PTMT with a maximum capacity of 50 percent and the rest will enter simulation group 4 (educational units that have not run PTMT) with a maximum student capacity of 25 percent.

The duration of teaching and learning activities has also been adjusted. In PTMT, one day of teaching and learning activities is filled with a maximum of 6 hours of lessons.

The six hours are distinguished based on the level of the education unit (1X45 minutes for SMA/SMK equivalent, 1X40 minutes for SMP/MTs equivalent, 1X35 minutes for SD/MI equivalent).

As for Early Childhood Education (PAUD), teaching and learning hours are adjusted by the teacher.(ray)**