The high spread of COVID-19 cases has prompted the government to take a policy of implementing online learning in all educational institutions in Indonesia. This study aims to describe the perceptions of parents about the application of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. We used a quantitative descriptive design. A total of 120 parents participated in this research. Sample technique with purposive random sampling. Analysis of frequency distribution data with univariate analysis. Data collection techniques by filling out a questionnaire via a google form. The results showed that the majority of learning used a mobile phone (73,4 percent). Although there was still 10 percent who do not have a personal mobile phone. There was 53 percent of parents do not interact with their teachers and 78.3 percent said the internet costs were high budget. Some of the obstacles that parents found in this distance learning process were: lack of understanding of the subject matter, difficulty to increasing interest in learning, limited time to accompany children to study, impatience when accompanying children, limited internet network internet quota purchase fee. In conclusion, Parents' perceptions of the distance learning system are considered ineffective. Cost and parental time constraints are the dominant factors in implementing a distance learning system. Suggestion. For the future, the distance learning system can accommodate teachers, students, and parents using information technology-based learning systems. Prepare student learning methods to develop from conventional methods to IT-Based education.