As DepEd Rejects Academic Freeze, Over 700 Private Schools Closing
DepEd REJECTS ACAMDEIC FREEZE – Yesterday, the Department of Education sternly rejected the calls for an Academic Freeze. Meanwhile, over 700 private schools are closing due to COVID-19.
Thousands of students called for the suspension of classes as several students and teachers have had major problems with the new learning system. Many complained that instead of learning, they’re merely passing requirements.
However, it seemed like not only students and teachers have suffered, but entire schools. As such, Joseph Noel Estrada managing director of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), urged DepEd to clarify the details of the issue.
According to an article from ABS-CBN, Estrada said:
It is the right of the public to know and it also gives them (DepEd) the responsibility to be precise in the information that they list.
Kasi kung mag-release lang tayo nang ganyan, it will create a scare or speculations. Baka naman hindi lahat iyan ay siguradong magsasara
Meanwhile, Eleazardo Kasilag, president of the Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (FAPSA) didn’t agree with Estrada’s call to name the schools.
Iyong mga eskuwelahan, we survive also on impression. Baka ‘pag nalaman ng aming mga parents, estudyante iyong ganoon, ang impression d’yan e baka hindi masyadong stable.. Baka makababa ng enrollment
However, Estrada emphasized that schools that closed due to the pandemic being penalized was unfair. As per the article, he stated:
Medyo hindi lang din acceptable iyon, even in a calamity, a pandemic na problema, you will still be penalized..
Kung totoo na magsasara, hindi naman nila kagustuhan iyon… Sana ‘wag na silang i-penalize dahil doon
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