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Tangerang orders remote learning for kindergarten through junior high students

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tangerang Regency ordered all kindergarten, primary and junior high schools to switch to remote learning after volcanic ash spread from the Anak Krakatau eruption.
  • The measure applies to public and private schools from Sept. 7 through Sept. 9, 2026.
  • Deputy Regent Intan Nurul Hikmah said the policy aims to protect students and school communities.

Tangerang Regency in Indonesia’s Banten province has ordered all schools from kindergarten through junior high to conduct classes remotely after volcanic ash from the Anak Krakatau eruption spread across the area.

The local government issued the measure on Sept. 6 in response to increased volcanic activity. It applies to both public and private schools across the regency from Sept. 7 to Sept. 9, 2026.

Deputy Regent Intan Nurul Hikmah said the policy followed concerns that further activity at Anak Krakatau could send more ash into Tangerang. The decision was formalized in Circular Letter No. 400.3.5/3759/IX/Disdik/2026, which called for attention to the safety of school communities.

Following the increase in activity of Mount Anak Krakatau, which could spread volcanic ash into Tangerang Regency, all schools at kindergarten, primary and junior high levels shall conduct remote learning.

· Intan Nurul HikmahTangerang’s deputy regent explained the decision to move classes online.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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