MANILA - Classes in pre-school, elementary and high school will likely resume on Monday except in schools that are being used as evacuation centers and in areas still flooded, according to Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli Lapus.
Based on the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) meeting on Friday, Lapus said classes should resume on Monday except:
1) where schools are being used as evacuation centers;
2) where local government authorities declare suspension of classes in their respective areas;
3) where schools are still inaccessible due to various reasons such as floods.
However, Lapus said this policy may still change depending on the impact of supertyphoon Pepeng, which was expected to hit Bicol and northern Luzon starting Saturday afternoon.
"We have to wait for what Pepeng is going to develop into as far as Metro Manila is concerned," he said in an interview with ANC on Friday. "Assuming Pepeng does not disturb the situation right now, we are inclined to localize the suspension of classes."
This means local government authorities will decide whether to resume classes on Monday.
Lapus said many believe classes, especially in private schools, should already resume on Monday in Metro Manila and other areas affected by Ondoy.
He expressed concern over the many class suspensions saying this has affected the minimum number of school days of 204.
"So marami na tayong mga araw na nawalan ng pasok. We cannot indefinitely be on regional suspension, dahil magme-make na tayo ng klase nito," Lapus said.
He suggested that schools may hold make-up classes on Saturdays or shorten the semestral break. Another option is home study.
"We have modules for home study. This is one way--to learn in the houses," Lapus said.
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