DepEd 7 stands firm as calls to shorten school year amid intense heat intensify

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AMID calls from parents and guardians to shorten the school year due to the intense heat causing discomfort for students, a local education executive dismissed the possibility.Director Salustiano Jimenez of the Department of Education Central Visayas told SunStar Cebu that the current school year has already been shortened.Jimenez added that further changes to the school calendar to accommodate the request would now be illegal.

Mandaue City, however, will implement a blended learning approach, where shortened physical classes are still required with a combination of online-based instruction.However, in a memorandum dated April 5, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has suspended classes indefinitely in the province because of the extreme heat.

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