The Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for schools to carry on face-to-face classes in the coming academic year has gained the unwavering support of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
CHR Executive Director Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia released a statement on Tuesday: “CHR fully welcomes DepEd’s recent urging of schools to implement at full capacity in-person learning, ensuring every Filipino child’s right to education grants them an opportunity to better their lives.”
Nevertheless, the commission intensified a notice to continue a “steady and progressive expansion of face-to-face learning, while maintaining strict adherence to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.”
De Guia further said, “We also commend DepEd’s research on the effectiveness of a blended learning setting to address parents’ apprehensions about sending their children to in-person classes.”
“Make accessible and quality education a top focus,” CHR reaffirmed its plea since a brand new administration is incoming at the end of June.
De Guia emphasized, “May the pandemic’s huge inequities in reading and competency [among] our youth be swiftly addressed, with the education sector at the forefront.”
Last Monday, the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones recommended that all public and private institutions resume in-person classes the following school year.
More or less 73 percent of public schools have already started face-to-face classes but just 5.47 percent of roughly 16,000 private institutions have done so, Briones said.
