Students who show symptoms or contract COVID-19 will be excused from class, said the Department of Education (DepEd) according to a news report in Inquirer.Net.
“Doon sa assistance sa mga estudyante, basically, ang magagawa lang natin is ma-excuse sila sa classes nila as soon as may sintomas,” Atty. Michael Poa, DepEd spokesperson, was quoted as saying when asked what kind of assistance the department will extend to students infected with Covid-19 as face-to-face classes are expected to commence on August 22, 2022.
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In the same report, Poa called on parents not to let their children go to school once they have symptoms of COVID-19 and instead switch to online learning, depending on the case.
Poa also said that their department is working with the Department of Health (DOH) to encourage more students and their parents to get vaccinated against Covid-19. DepEd and DOH are set to roll out mobile Covid-19 vaccinations and counselling for unvaccinated students.
Poa also added that DepEd has ordered schools to come up with their own prevention measures and strategies to limit possible infections among students.
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It will be recalled that despite calls for reconsideration by schools due to the risk of getting infected by the coronavirus, the department, through Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Z. Duterte, on July 14 ordered the implementation of face-to-face classes in both public and private schools starting November 2. She said this is to address learning loss due to the pandemic which broke out in March 2020 and forced students to learn online. Schools have from August 22 until October 21 to make the five-day face-to-face transition.
"For August 22 until October 31, options are indicated in our Department Order. First is the five-day in-person classes. Secondly, the blended modality. This is where [schools may opt to do] three days in-person [classes] and then two days remote, or distance learning. And then after they can shift to four days of in-person classes and one-day distance learning. Or they can mix up,” Vice President Duterte was quoted in a Philippine News Agency report.
More than 21 million students from public and private schools are enrolled nationwide for School Year 2022-2023.
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