Teachers group to gov’t, DepEd: ‘No mass testing, no school opening’

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Teachers group to gov’t, DepEd: ‘No mass testing, no school opening’
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The school opening for this year should not push through without the conduct of mass testing, which will cover both the learners and personnel, including teachers and other non-teaching staff of schools, a federation of teachers on Monday said.

“We are one with parents who worry for the health of their children, whom we also care for as our own,” the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines said. “Until we’re sure of our students’ and colleagues’ safety, there should be no school opening,” it added.

This SY, DepEd said that various learning delivery options such as, but not limited, to face-to-face, blended learnings, distance learnings, and homeschooling, and other modes of delivery will be implemented this school year 2020-2021 depending on the local COVID Risk Severity Classification and compliance with minimum health standards.

If not done, Basilio noted that the government is risking the spread of COVID-19 further and will render the “two-month lockdown moot and endangering the health of at least two million education workers and their families.” The DepEd guidelines, Basilio said, should include information on who will screen and administer test on employees and with assurance that these will be free, and shouldered by the government. “These are crucial not only in ensuring a safe working environment, but also in determining whether the agency may be able to operate should classes open in August,” he said. “We cannot afford to risk the lives of our colleagues and especially not the lives of our students,” he explained.

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