99.54% of public schools hold 5-day in-person classes: DepEd

The conduct of full face-to-face classes, particularly in public schools, remained the policy of the Department of Education (DepEd) amid concerns about new Covid-19 subvariants.

“Right now, we are still in the latest issuance that for public schools, five-day in-person classes will be mandatory and that is already being implemented,” said DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa.

DepEd directed all schools that offer basic education to return to full face-to-face person classes starting Nov. 2, 2022, except for private schools and some public schools with “exceptional” circumstances.

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“In fact, the latest numbers show that 99.54 percent of our public schools are already implementing the five-day in-person classes,” Poa said.

DepEd data showed that there were 47,612 public schools nationwide as of School Year (SY) 2021-2022.

“The remaining are due to problems such as calamities, thus, it is not yet safe for the learners to go back to schools,” Poa explained.

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https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/13/deped-needs-p446m-for-schools-affected-by-shear-line-flooding/

“But now, our public schools are really implementing the five-day in-person classes,” he added.

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