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No Physical Classes On Aug. 24 School Opening

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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio clarified that the opening of classes on August 24 as recommended by the Department of Education no longer involves a face-to-face classroom instruction.

The Department of Education made clear to her in an explanation by Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo of DepEd Central Office that in the opening of classes in August, teachers and students will not be allowed to report to the schools.

The DepEd will implement the online and offline schooling program to pursue the school year, following the safety measures.

She said teachers will be required to report to their respective schools for the orientation of the new modalities for teaching, in June which are online, offline and homeschooling.

Duterte-Carpio said that at the moment, the DepEd is doing a quality-assurance check on the distance-learning module that the Davao City Schools Division launched in December 2019.

“The distance-learning modules will be reproduced for the far-flung areas, while those who can access the internet will have classes online,” she said.

There will be online training for school heads and teachers to be done in June while the private schools will be guided on the homeschooling program.

There will be online classes for those who can access the internet while there are homeschooling modules and distant-learning modules for the far-flung areas.

The mayor confirmed that there are schools in the city that will open the classes in June.

“Face-to-face classes are not allowed and it is also illegal for children to report to schools and universities.  Opening of classes means classes will start at home,” she said.

The local chief executive stressed that she could not afford to delay the education of children given the unstable situation brought about by the COVID-19 infection.

She said the new educational modalities must be implemented to ensure the start of the school year.  (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

 

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