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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) has revealed.  The survey was conducted earlier this month, involving at least 1,656 respondents comprising teachers, principals and school management in 245 cities and regencies in 34 provinces. The Education and Culture Ministry announced the phased reopening of schools located in COVID-19 green zones starting July.  The FSGI’s survey found around 89 percent of respondents agreed that a prerequisite to reopening schools during the outbreak was having good health protocols, and that it was therefore important to ensure the school infrastructure was ready to support the new normal situation. FSGI deputy secretary-general Satriwan Salim said on Tuesday, that schools, especially private ones, claimed not to have a big enough budget to provide supporting infrastructure to restart the learning process amid the new normal. (Jakpost)