TIME.CO, Jakarta – The government of Banjarmasin city in South Kalimantan has set four days for schools to conduct distance learning (PJJ) from October 4 to 7, 2023, because smog. The implementation of PJJ is similar to the implementation of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The head of the Education Department of the city of Banjarmasin, Nuryadi in Banjarmasin, on Tuesday, said that the letter with the decision for schools to implement the PJJ was issued today so that all schools under the auspices of the Department of Education of the city of Banjarmasin they respect it. The letter, Nuryadi said, was addressed to the principals of PAUD, nursery, elementary and middle level schools.
This letter was issued considering that the air in Banjarmasin city is unhealthy due to the increasingly dense smoke haze affecting this area. “Of course, forest and land fires during the dry season in this province also affect the city of Banjarmasin,” she said.
Nuryadi said this condition is increasingly affecting the health of teaching staff and students, especially as data from the Banjarmasin City Health Service shows that upper respiratory tract infections (ARIs) are on the rise. “Current data presented by the Banjarmasin City Health Office indicates that there are more than 6,000 ISPA cases,” she said.
According to Nuryadi, referring to these data, a coordination meeting was held to determine the necessary measures to suppress the increase in ARI diseases, until the decision on the implementation of PJJ in the school has been made.
In implementing the PJJ, he continued, the education unit continues to monitor students’ health and learning progress and urges students not to engage in activities outside the home.
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However, educators and education staff, Nuryadi said, continue to go to school with health in mind to continue monitoring and providing PJJ guidance to students. “After October 7, 2023 or the end of the PJJ, the Banjarmasin Education Bureau will carry out assessments and coordinate with other parties to determine the next policy,” Nuryadi said.
Air conditioning in the city Banjarmasin In fact, the haze appears to be getting worse, especially in the morning, because forest and land fires in South Kalimantan are spreading more and more. The areas where forest and land fires are quite severe are located in the areas close to Banjarmasin city, such as Barito Kuala Regency, Banjar Regency, Banjarbaru City and Tanah Laut Regency.
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