Trillanes Suggests Classes In Public Schools, SUCs Should Be Postponed Until January 2021
CLASSES – Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV suggested that the opening of classes in public schools and state universities and colleges (SUCs) should be postponed until January 2021.
Lots of people are worried about the welfare of their children amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte immediately suspended the classes nationwide due to the disease.
The Department of Education (DepEd) previously announced that the opening of classes for the school year 2020-2021 will be on August 24. They also said private schools may start their classes this June.
Recently, a lawmaker calls on the Philippine government to postpone classes in private and public schools until the COVID-19 vaccine is available. He urged the education agencies and the IATF to “halt the physical opening of classes and prohibit face-to-face classes.”
On Friday, May 22. former senator Antonio Trillanes IV released a statement on his Facebook Page regarding the opening of classes. In his post, he suggested that the classes in public schools and universities should be rescheduled in January 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In light of the uncertainties and anxieties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, I am respectfully urging DepEd and CHED to reconsider their declaration of Aug. 24 opening of classes, and consider the following policy proposals in relation to the opening of classes,” he wrote.
Antonio Tillanes IV said that private schools may resume as scheduled but they have to implement online classes only. He said schools should not hold lab classes amid the pandemic.
“Public elementary and high schools to open in January 2021… SUCs to open in January 2021, except graduate schools which may open in August 2020, provided they implement full online courses only,” he said.
Read his full post below:
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