Jakarta. School bells finally have rung once again as the Jakarta Education Agency kicked off the second phase of school reopening on Wednesday.
A total of 143 schools have passed the test and can join the 86 other schools that had already held their limited in-person learning. Cideng 10 Elementary School in Central Jakarta is among the 76 elementary schools to reopen its doors for the first time since the pandemic started. The three-week trial will last until June 26, 2021.
After over a year of remote learning, fourth-grade teacher Joana and her students finally returned to class on Wednesday. About 16 out of 32 students attended the in-person class with desks moved further apart from one another.
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