DepEd Urged Schools To Impose Social Distancing Measures
DEPED – The Department of Education recently urged schools in the nation to implement social distancing measures to prevent COVID-19.
According to SunStar, the education department said on Tuesday that its Executive Committee talked about the enacting of the suspension of schools in the National Capitol Region (NCR) and its broader options, and ordered schools to implement social distancing measures for the remaining days of school year 2019 – 2020.
“School Year 2019-2020 is already about to end. The fourth quarter examinations for the graduating levels of Grades 6 and 12 are scheduled per the school calendar on March 12-13, 2020. This is already this coming Thursday and Friday. On the other hand, the fourth quarter examinations for all other grade levels are scheduled on March 19-20, 2020, which is already Thursday and Friday next week. Our feedback from the field is that the essential competencies specified in the curriculum are expected to have been covered,”
The department further tasked schools in the NCR to schedule all remaining 4th quarter exams on March 16 to 20 on a staggered basis to reduce number of students in the school per day.
“Teachers shall communicate with their students on pointers for review for examination and may opt to work from home. Students shall come to school next week (March 16 to 20) on the day of their respective examination schedules,”
For schools outside the region, exams set on March 11 to 13 will continue. The days can be utilized to catch up with all remaining class requirements.
The said schools are also tasked to set 4th quarter examinations on March 16 to 20 also on a staggered basis.
As per the report, after the set exams, any remaining school requirements will be done as home-based assignments.
Should the students are required to go to school, the school must observe all applicable COVID-19 precautions.
As for moving up and graduation rites, DepEd said that the schools have the freedom to choose a date foe ceremonies that should be set within April 13 to 17.
It further reminded schools of enacting guidelines on mass gatherings.
“Should the public health situation prevent the holding of the graduation and moving up rites within the said week, the schools, in consultation with the PTA leadership, may choose to reschedule or forego the holding of graduation and moving up rites,”
Private institutions in the basic education level are highly advised to follow the same guidelines for the remaining period of the school year.
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