Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) reports widespread low attendance on the first day back from Christmas break, leaving many classrooms mostly idle.
The resumption of classes after the Christmas break has raised concerns among teachers, as many classrooms are expected to remain mostly idle until Friday, Jan. 3, due to low attendance of students.Classes in public schools officially reopened on Jan. 2 after almost two weeks of Christmas break. However, many students were absent in several schools nationwide, based on monitoring by the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC).
“There is a class, but almost no one to teach,” TDC said, noting that many teachers faced challenges in delivering meaningful lessons due to low attendance.According to the calendar issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) for School Year (SY) 2024-2025, the Christmas break in public schools started on Dec. 21, with classes scheduled to resume on Jan. 2.Reports gathered by TDC showed that “student attendance was extremely low” on the first day of classes for 2025.According to reports received by TDC, only a few classes had attendance levels exceeding 50 percent. “Some reports even indicated that only one, two, or three students attended, and some classes had no students at all,” TDC said. While TDC acknowledged DepEd's reasoning, as the 2024-2025 school year is a transition year back to the old school calendar, from June to March, the group emphasized the importance of “rationalizing this decision.” “Based on our experience, students and parents prefer not to attend school right after the New Year's celebrations, especially when school days are too close to the holiday),” TDC said
EDUCATION STUDENT ATTENDANCE CHRISTMAS BREAK TEACHERS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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