5,844 schools implement alternative delivery mode --- DepEd
Face-to-face classes remain suspended due to intense heat
As it continues to monitor the effects of intense heat among students and teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) said over 5,000 schools have shifted to Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) as of Thursday, April 11.
Based on data gathered by the DepEd Central Office from its regional and schools division offices, 5,844 schools were implementing ADM after face-to-face classes were suspended due to extreme heat.
In Region 1, DepEd said 231 schools are implementing ADM, and five schools are in Region 2.
There are 1,124 schools under ADM in Region 3 and 202 in Region 4-A.
In Region 4-B, DepEd data showed 260 schools are implementing ADM, while there are 536 schools in the same learning set-up in Region 6.
A total of 792 schools have shifted to ADM in Region 7, and 146 schools are implementing the same option in Region 8.
Region 9 has suspended classes in 610 schools, and 33 schools are also implementing ADM in Region 10.
In Region 11, DepEd said 79 schools are under ADM, while 678 schools suspended onsite classes in Region 12.
In the National Capital Region, 306 schools have also suspended in-person classes and shifted to ADM.
There were no suspensions of classes in Region 13, according to DepEd.
In a statement issued on April 10, DepEd said that 5,844 out of 47,678 public schools nationwide have switched to ADMs.
"The number clearly indicates that not all schools are similarly situated," DepEd said.
DepEd also reiterated that school heads - who are in the "best position to accurately assess" the learning environment on the ground - have the discretion to switch to ADMs.
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This, DepEd said, provides a "more immediate and effective response to heat conditions rather than knee-jerk changes that would further compromise learning recovery."
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