According to Reyes, the shortage of chairs is not unique to the current school year but occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic when classes were physically held.
Some teachers likewise shared that the school head was even compelled to borrow chairs from other schools to augment the deficiency, according to ACT. Quetua said that the case of Jose Abad Santos High School is not isolated, citing numerous reports that ACT received about lacking armchairs and desks.
The ACT chairman has asked Congress to look into the problem, claiming that many students have complained about having to sit on broken or otherwise inadequate plastic chairs, in addition to the widespread shortage of any chairs.
DYGalvezINQ We had to use the canteen as classroom during my days but we each had chairs...