DepEd Region V bares that the school already had a virtual graduation prior to the incident, and the activity was supposedly only for the distribution of school records and certificates of the students
In a statement posted on Wednesday, the DepEd said it has already started its fact-finding investigation through a division investigation committee from the DepEd Region V and has coordinated with the local government units in resolving the incident"at the soonest possible time."
The video, initially shared then deleted by a certain Teddy Aguirre, spread to various Facebook groups, eliciting criticisms from various netizens. A woman can be seen in the video assisting students as they held their certificates one by one, and as the graduation march song played. One student can even be seen removing her toga and handing it over to the next ones in line for the photo.
"We have also asked the person involved in the breach to submit a written explanation while the local DepEd COVID-19 Task Force will actively monitor the health of the learners concerned through the regional office," the department said. In a statement on Wednesday, DepEd Region V bared that the school already had a virtual graduation prior to the incident, and the activity was supposedly only for the distribution of school records and certificates of the students. It added that the activity only proceeded upon the request of the parents of the four students seen in the video.
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