As several parts of the country try to cope with the summer heat, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Saturday that school authorities could call off in-person classes to safeguard the health of their students and staff. CDNDigital
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said the government should start considering reverting to the old school calendar as public schools are not fully equipped to deal with high temperatures during the dry season.
Hain suspended classes on March 24, a day after 83 students were hospitalized for heat exhaustion during fire and earthquake drills. “In the Philippines’ context, it is not really conducive to have classes during this period since we lack the facilities to handle this, especially in public schools,” he told the Inquirer.
This new August-April school calendar was continued by Vice President Sara Duterte, the education secretary, in the school year 2022-2023. Weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said that the recent hot days “is all because of the dry season we are experiencing.”Villamil said that the current hot temperatures may continue in the coming days and last until next month, interrupted only by local thunderstorms that could result in relatively cooler weather.
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