As several parts of the country try to cope with the summer heat, the DepEd said that school authorities could call off in-person classes to safeguard the health of their students and staff. dempseyreyesINQ /PDI
“We also don’t want our learners’ health to be affected especially with the very hot temperature we are experiencing, which is why we are again reminding our school heads that they can immediately switch to ADMs,” he pointed out.One local official, Mayor Dennis Hain of Cabuyao City in Laguna province, took action in response to the hot weather that affected students of Gulod National High School Extension in his city.
Basilio said that ACT wrote to the DepEd last month requesting the agency to return to the previous school calendar to avoid holding classes during the hot and dry season.“In the Philippines’ context, it is not really conducive to have classes during this period since we lack the facilities to handle this, especially in public schools,” he told the Inquirer.
This new August-April school calendar was continued by Vice President Sara Duterte, the education secretary, in the school year 2022-2023. Weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said that the recent hot days “is all because of the dry season we are experiencing.”Villamil said that the current hot temperatures may continue in the coming days and last until next month, interrupted only by local thunderstorms that could result in relatively cooler weather.
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