Schools should consult and must have the approval of the students’ parents
before shifting to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a DepEd official said Saturday.
Usec. Anne Sevilla, spokesperson of the Department of Education, said schools
should have the approval from parents upon consultation since there are requirements in conducting online classes, all of which cannot be answered for
by the schools.
“For example, if you shift to the online delivery, kailangan may WiFi connection ang mga bata dahil they can’t communicate and connect kung wala hong WiFi. So ‘yan ay kailangan consulted with the parents,” Sevilla said, adding that students need to use gadgets such as computers and smartphones for online classes.
The DepEd official said that some private schools in Metro Manila are capable of using gadgets, which are paid for through their tuition.
Public-school students, however, don’t have that kind of privilege. “Ang public education ay mainly in the printed form, or the face to face,” Sevilla said.”Pero we are shifting to the new normal. I know that it’s really important that we wait for the (COVID-19) situation to be cleared and lahat tayo ay safe.”
Sevilla said that schools can still do something amid the pandemic, as “more will be lost” if they let students stay idle. She added that shifting to online classes shouldn’t be automatic” and should be taken “one step at a time”.
“Basta ang message natin ay hindi tayo hihinto, gagawin natin ‘yung mga kailangan na step, kahit mabagal o kakaunti pa lamang. But at least ay papunta
na tayo doon sa digital education na tinatawag natin dahil ito na ‘yung platform na ginagamit ng maraming bansa. Kaya sila at ready, nag-shift sila kaagad dahil ready sila,” she said.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque last week said that classes won’t start in June, considering the country’s ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since President Rodrigo Duterte suspended classes on March 10 due to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, traditional school systems have not restarted, with online classes in some schools taking their place.
Source: ABS-CBN News
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Para maganda ang takbo ng pag aaral ng lahat na kabataan, from Kindergarten to Senior High, mabuti gumamit ng modular learning, ito ang pinaka best….ang e-learning kasi, minsan di maganda ang ating mga connection ng ibat-ibang companya ng internet, at karamihan ng ating studyante sa public schools ay walang internet connection. Baka ito pa ang kanilang rason na pumunta sa kapitbahay o classmate na may internet connection, at doon malay natin, lumabag na sila sa social distancing.