Mayor Jerry Treñas called on school principals in Iloilo City to cancel in-person classes “in case the temperature is too high.”
“The authority to call off classes is with you,” Treñas said in a statement on Monday, April 24.
According to Department of Education (DepEd), schools may switch to alternative delivery modes (ADM).
In its Memorandum No. 2023-077 dated April 20, the DepEd specifically cited the “extremely high temperatures” as among the valid grounds for class suspension or cancellation.
“Iba-iba po kasi ang situation ng ating mga paaralan. Kaya school heads po ang magde-determine. Ayaw rin po nating makaapekto sa kalusugan ng ating mga learners ang napakainit na panahon, kaya po pinaalalahan natin ang mga school heads na maaari silang mag-switch agad sa ADMs,” said DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa
The school break in public schools was moved to different months over the last three years, as school opening dates were adjusted amid the COVID-19.
In an interview with President Bongbong Marcos, he said the government is studying proposals to return the start of school “summer break” to March.
“Pinag-aaralan natin mabuti yan dahil nga maraming nagsasabi, tapos na ang lockdown, karamihan ng eskuwela ay face-to-face na. Kakaunti na ang hindi na.” IMT
Photo by Radyo Pilipinas-Iloilo
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