Jakarta expects school activities to return to normal soon

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno expects that teaching and learning activities at schools near the protest sites in Jakarta could return to normal on Wednesday. 

"Hopefully, things will be back to normal by Wednesday," he said in the Senen area, Central Jakarta, on Monday. 

The Jakarta Education Office has issued a notification letter effective September 1, 2025, stating that educational institutions located near protest sites, experiencing access constraints, or upon request from parents or guardians of students, are permitted to implement distance learning (PJJ). 

Meanwhile, educational institutions not located near the protest sites or not experiencing access constraints can choose to implement in-person learning at schools or distance learning (PJJ). 

"So, we have indeed given direction to the Education Office so that schools located in vulnerable areas can carry out distance learning," he said. 

Previously, protests in several locations in Jakarta in recent days have turned violent, with damage to several public facilities, including Transjakarta bus stops and the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. 

The Jakarta provincial government then issued a work-from-home (WFH) appeal, especially for companies located near the protest areas. 

On Monday, Rano and his staff participated in the joint rapid response movement, "Protect Jakarta" (Jaga Jakarta), in the Senen Sentral Transjakarta Bus Stop area, Pasar Senen Street, Senen district, Central Jakarta. 

He stated that the "Protect Jakarta" activity had been ongoing since August 30, with various community elements participating, including joint officers from the Jakarta Environmental Office, the Jakarta Water Resources Office, as well as online motorcycle taxi drivers and students. 

"This is a simultaneous movement," Rano remarked.