Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Education of Children of Indonesian Migrant Workers on the Sebatik Island Border

Schools in border areas are threatened with closure due to the difficulty of organizing learning midst a pandemic. This paper portrays this reality by describing process school (Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Darul Furqon) on Sebatik Island (the Indonesia-Malaysia border) during COVID-19 School is foundation for children Indonesian migrant workers who work Malaysian oil palm plantations. Therefore, research applied case study approach using qualitative unit analysis being families send their schools. The results showed that activities schools can be facilitated through both online and offline learning. However, students often cannot attend lessons because lack guidance from parents busy working as workers. Learning pandemic has also caused student interest decline triggered an increase dropouts. Student education viewed free time help earn extra income.
 Keywords: school, COVID-19, Sebatik, borderland