Survey finds schools not ready for new normal


Standard procedure: A girl getting her temperature checked at a mall in Surabaya. — AFP

MORE than half of schools across the country say they are not ready to resume face-to-face learning in the so-called “new normal” period due to a lack of infrastructure and funds to do so, a recent survey by the Federation of Indonesian Teachers Associations (FSGI) revealed.

The survey was conducted earlier this month and involved at least 1,656 respondents comprising teachers, principals and school management in 245 cities and regencies in 34 provinces.

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