Eight schools in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, have resumed face-to-face (F2F) classes following the completion of requirements and approval of the city government and Department of Education (DepEd)-Region VI Office.
Granted the authority to hold limited in-person classes are San Carlos Milling Company Inc. Elementary School, Congressman Vicente Gustilo Sr. Memorial School, San Juan Elementary School, Don Carlos Ledesma National High School, Florentina Ledesma Elementary School, Malindog Elementary School, Mabato Elementary School and San Jose Elementary School, a city government press release said.
There are 964 learners currently doing alternate classes – F2F for the whole week and modular form of learning for the next week.
Schools Division Superintendent Anthony Liobe said on Monday, March 15, that a School Safety Assessment Tool (SSAT) was used to assess the readiness of schools, and they complied with the directives of the local government and DepEd’s central office.
He assured that teachers handling face-to-face classes were fully vaccinated and if not, required them to present an RT-PCR negative results every two weeks.
Liobet added that learners were not mandated to be vaccinated but need their parents’ consents and must observe the mandatory health protocols for in-person classes.
He also emphasized that students who were not given consent to participate in the limited in-person classes are learning using either online or modular forms.
Liobet said he is looking forward to adding more schools and thanked the local government for helping them prepare the schools in time for the face-to-face classes.
Teachers of the Florentina Ledesma Elementary School headed by their OIC, Rosalinda Fedrequilan, said the students were enthusiastic to learn during the F2F classes and for almost two weeks they have not had any difficulties in dealing with them.*