The DepEd says it's best that school heads decide on in-person class suspension 'to ensure the welfare of learners and personnel'
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IN-PERSON CLASSES. Students and teachers go about regular classes at the General Roxas Elementary School in Quezon City, on February 21, 2024.The DepEd says it's best that school heads decide on in-person class suspension 'to ensure the welfare of learners and personnel'that school heads have the power to suspend in-person classes and order a shift to remote learning amid the extreme heat.
“ DepEd has given the school heads the authority and discretion to suspend the conduct of in-person classes and shift to alternative delivery modes in cases of extreme heat and other calamities that may compromise the health and safety of learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel,” the agency said.
The agency said that it was best that school heads decide on in-person class suspension for “timely response and interventions to ensure the welfare of learners and personnel.”The guidelines on class suspension were contained in Department Order 037 issued in 2022. In most cases, class suspensions are announced by respective local government units. This week, several areas in the country have suspended in-person classes due to high heat index.
The return to the old academic calendar was triggered by public clamor because the summer months of April and May are not conducive to learning. In 2023, a hundred students from the Gulod National High School Mamatid Extension in Cabuyao, Laguna, were hospitalized due to dehydration after a surprise fire drill.
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