90 public sch to continue with Nov. 15 face-to-face classes pilot run
By Creselda Canda-Lopez
“As of now, our objective is to reach 100 school and we have already identified 90,” total of 90 public schools have been approved so far to continue with pilot run of face-to-face classes in the country set to start on November 15, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said.
At the Palace briefing, Briones noted that the Department of Health’s opinion also considered in the selection of schools.
The Department of Education listed 90 schools in a Facebook post later on Monday.
Briones said around 1,900 schools had initially qualified for the pilot run, then the number was winnowed down to 600. The DOH then conducted review of the COVID-19 risk of these schools, and at least 329 were cleared.
In these 90 schools, she said, 93.2% of their personnel are already fully vaccinated.
Earlier, DepEd said some schools pulled out of the pilot run as their respective local government units and concerned parents refused to participate.
Aside from dissent from concerned LGUs and parents, DepEd said some of the schools have been pulled due to the increasing trend of COVID-19 cases in their areas.
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