Will the DepEd Enrollment Dates Be Moved Due to COVID-19 Crisis?
DEPED – The Department of Education spoke on the possibility of adjusting the enrollment dates due to COVID-19 crisis.
Undeniably, the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Philippines has affected almost everything. Not even the church masses were spared from the impact of the disease that infected nearly 2 million people worldwide.
According to the Department of Health (DOH), there is now a total of 5,223 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Philippines. Out of this number, 335 people died while 295 patients have recovered from the disease.
The entire Luzon is under na enhanced community quarantine now (ECQ). The said measure is implemented in several parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the teachers, parents, and students are curious with regards to the enrollment dates for the next school year of elementary and secondary schools. To this, the Department of Education (DepEd) broke its silence.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, DepEd is still consulting the schools and the parents with regards to the enrollment dates for the next school year. Education Secretary Leonor Briones expressed that some groups want it moved to August.
Briones previously tested positive for the disease. Fortunately, the Education Secretary is now COVID-free.
Based on the report, speaking to DZMM, Briones expressed that they have yet to decide with regards to the next school enrollment as if it will be moved in August, the end of the school year may reach the summer season.
“Aabutin ng kasagsagan ng init at hindi naman lahat ng school buildings natin handa sa matinding init at kasagsagan ng maraming summer diseases ng mga bata,” the Education Secretary expressed.
According to Briones, they are hopeful that they will have a decision on the enrollment dates by the end of April. If the crisis will continue prompting the class suspension, a “continuity learning part” may be implemented according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
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