Jakarta, Dec. 6 -- Indonesia's government has rolled out rapid-response measures to keep students learning after flash floods and landslides damaged multiple schools in Sumatra, Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti said on Friday.

Mu'ti stressed that student safety and uninterrupted learning are the ministry's top priorities.

He said emergency-learning policies have been delegated to regional governments, which best understand local conditions.

"We understand that this is an unwanted situation," he said.

Learning during emergencies, he added, will combine online instruction with limited in-person classes. Temporary classrooms, including tents, will be used where needed.

The ministry has adjusted school hours and se...